CVE-2007-6416

Xen <= 3.1.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Physical Memory Access via PAL Emulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The copy_to_user function in the PAL emulation functionality for Xen 3.1.2 and earlier, when running on ia64 systems, allows HVM guest users to access arbitrary physical memory by triggering certain mapping operations.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28643
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9840
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26954
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28146
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/41344
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 29.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
xen/xen 3.1.2
Published Dec 17, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026