Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate the load address for 64-bit ARM guest kernels, which allows local users to read system memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted kernel, which triggers a buffer overflow
Published May 19, 2014
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate the load address for 64-bit ARM guest kernels, which allows local users to read system memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted kernel, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the kernel-xen package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 32.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 32.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 37.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/16/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030252 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-95.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3717 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3717
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3717
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/16/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030252 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-95.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3717 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3717 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3717 |
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