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CVE-2017-8904

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.42%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-05-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-8904
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.42%

Original NVD Description

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

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