Citrix XenServer Pin Count / Page Reference Grant Table Code Guest-to-Host Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CTX229057)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 104174

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Synopsis

A server virtualization platform installed on the remote host is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.

Description

The version of Citrix XenServer installed on the remote host is missing a security hotfix. It is, therefore, affected by a memory corruption vulnerability as noted in the CTX229057 advisory.

Solution

Apply the appropriate hotfix according to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX229057

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 104174

File Name: citrix_xenserver_CTX229057.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/26/2017

Updated: 4/30/2020

Dependencies: citrix_xenserver_version.nbin

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-15597

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:citrix:xenserver

Required KB Items: Host/XenServer/version, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15597

BID: 101564