Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-5907 (CCN-38880)

Assigned:2007-10-29
Published:2007-10-29
Updated:2017-09-29
Summary: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).
CVSS v3 Severity:2.8 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.7 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.6 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:TF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.3 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:TF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-5907

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2008:001

Source: CCN
Type: Xen-devel Mailing List, Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:46:21 +0000
[PATCH] x86: allow pv guests to disable TSC for applications

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[Xen-devel] 20071029 [PATCH] x86: allow pv guests to disable TSC for applications

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2008-0957
Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA28405
Xen DR7 and CR4 Register Handling Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
28405

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
28412

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
28636

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
32485

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SR:2008:002

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2008:0957

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
27219

Source: CCN
Type: BID-27219
Xen DR7 and CR4 Registers Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Xen Web site
Xen

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
xen-cr4-tsc-dos(38880)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10380

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2008:001
SUSE Security Summary Report

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SR:2008:002
SUSE Security Summary Report

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:xensource_inc:xen:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20075907
    V
    		CVE-2007-5907
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29265
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0957 -- kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2015-08-17
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21746
    P
    		ELSA-2008:0957: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10380
    V
    		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).
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20080957
    P
    		RHSA-2008:0957: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2008-11-12
    BACK
    xensource_inc xen 3.1.1