CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-9377

Incorrect Calculation

Published: Feb 22, 2017 | Modified: Jul 28, 2017
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x on AMD systems without the NRip feature, when emulating instructions that generate software interrupts, allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by leveraging IDT entry miscalculation.

Weakness

The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Xen Xen 4.5.0 (including) 4.5.0 (including)
Xen Xen 4.5.1 (including) 4.5.1 (including)
Xen Xen 4.5.2 (including) 4.5.2 (including)
Xen Xen 4.5.3 (including) 4.5.3 (including)
Xen Xen 4.5.5 (including) 4.5.5 (including)
Xen Xen 4.6.0 (including) 4.6.0 (including)
Xen Xen 4.6.1 (including) 4.6.1 (including)
Xen Xen 4.6.3 (including) 4.6.3 (including)
Xen Xen 4.6.4 (including) 4.6.4 (including)
Xen Xen 4.7.0 (including) 4.7.0 (including)
Xen Xen 4.7.1 (including) 4.7.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
  • Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).
  • Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
  • Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).

References