MEDIUM
kernel-xen 3.1.1 does not prevent modification of the CR4 TSC from applications (DoS possible)
Published Nov 9, 2007
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
Xen 3.1.1 does not prevent modification of the CR4 TSC from applications, which allows pv guests to cause a denial of service (crash).
Affected products
No data.
- 3.1.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0957
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.18.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0957 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.7 MEDIUM NVD
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
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00354
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00354
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 26.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 27.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 15.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 32.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 30.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2007-10/msg00932.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28405 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27219 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5907 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=377561 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5907
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10380 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5907
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 9, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 9, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5907
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a