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CVE-2017-17565

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) if shadow mode and log-dirty mode are in place, because of an incorrect assertion related to M2P.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.6, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from xen organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2017-12-12T23:29:00.470

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	xen	xen	≤ 4.9.1	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/5 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102175 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040771 ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 ([email protected])
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232096 ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4112 ([email protected])
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-251.html Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/5 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102175 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040771 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232096 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4112 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-251.html Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For xen's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.