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    CVE-2016-9377

    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.

    Published:Nov 22, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Feb 22, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00071
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Xen
    Product
    Xen

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-682 Incorrect Calculation

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-128 Integer Attacks
    CAPEC-129 Pointer Manipulation

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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