CVE-2014-3717

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-05-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

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

xen: 4.4.0, 4.4.0-rc1

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/16/1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030252
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-95.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/16/1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030252
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-95.html

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