CVE-2016-9379
Severity Score
7.9
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
The pygrub boot loader emulator in Xen, when S-expression output format is requested, allows local pygrub-using guest OS administrators to read or delete arbitrary files on the host via string quotes and S-expressions in the bootloader configuration file.
El emulador de cargador de arranque pygrub en Xen, cuando se solicita el formato de salida de la expresión S, permite a administradores locales del SO invitado que utilizan pygrub leer o eliminar archivos arbitrarios en el host a través de citas de cadenas y expresiones S en el archivo de configuración del gestor de arranque.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2016-11-17 CVE Reserved
- 2017-01-02 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94473 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037347 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-198.html | 2017-07-01 | |
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa198.patch | 2017-07-01 | |
| https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775 | 2017-07-01 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56 | 2017-07-01 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Xen Search vendor "Xen" | Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" | * | - |
Affected
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| Citrix Search vendor "Citrix" | Xenserver Search vendor "Citrix" for product "Xenserver" | 6.0.2 Search vendor "Citrix" for product "Xenserver" and version "6.0.2" | - |
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| Citrix Search vendor "Citrix" | Xenserver Search vendor "Citrix" for product "Xenserver" | 6.2.0 Search vendor "Citrix" for product "Xenserver" and version "6.2.0" | - |
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| Citrix Search vendor "Citrix" | Xenserver Search vendor "Citrix" for product "Xenserver" | 6.5 Search vendor "Citrix" for product "Xenserver" and version "6.5" | - |
Affected
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| Citrix Search vendor "Citrix" | Xenserver Search vendor "Citrix" for product "Xenserver" | 7.0 Search vendor "Citrix" for product "Xenserver" and version "7.0" | - |
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