CVE-2014-3717 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
Low 3.3
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Check this codebase for CVE-2014-3717 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2014-3717 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xen Xen, published on 19 May 2014.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Xen Xen. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3717/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3717/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3717?
CVE-2014-3717 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xen Xen, published on 19 May 2014.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3717?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xen Xen.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3717?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-3717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xen Xen
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qq2-9j69-8qqc, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3717.