CVE-2014-3798 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash guest operating systems in Citrix XenServer by sending crafted Ethernet frames, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-3798?
CVE-2014-3798 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, published on 11 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Windows Guest Tools in Citrix XenServer 6.2 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted Ethernet frame.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Xenserver.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3798?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-3798 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3798 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Citrix Xenserver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vj2h-4x4g-jfph.