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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2016-2271
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-cve@mitre.org
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-19 Feb, 2016 | 16:59
Updated At-06 May, 2026 | 22:30

VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via vectors related to a non-canonical RIP.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.05.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary2.02.1LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 3.0
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 2.1
Base severity: LOW
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CPE Matches
Xen Project
xen
>>xen>>4.6.0
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Xen Project
xen
>>xen>>4.6.1
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-OtherPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177990.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178518.htmlcve@mitre.org
N/A
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX209443cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035043cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-170.htmlcve@mitre.org
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03cve@mitre.org
N/A
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177990.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178518.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX209443af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035043af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-170.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177990.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178518.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX209443
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035043
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-170.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177990.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178518.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX209443
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-170.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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