xen: xl command line config handling stack overflow (XSA-137)
Published Jul 16, 2015
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the xl command line utility in Xen 4.1.x through 4.5.x allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via a long configuration argument.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.1.6.1
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.4
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the Xen packages 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:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 3, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 31.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 31.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 26.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 32.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 30.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 28.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00041.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00042.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75573 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032973 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-137.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3259 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238088 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3259
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3259
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00041.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00042.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75573 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-137.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3259 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238088 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3259 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3259 |
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