CVE-2007-5907

Description

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).

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32485 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10380 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/28412 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/suse_security_summary_report.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0957.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28405 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27219 vdb entry
http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2007-10/msg00932.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28636 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00002.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5907?
CVE-2007-5907 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5907?
To fix CVE-2007-5907, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5907 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5907 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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