CVE-2016-9383
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Xen, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local x86 guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory and consequently obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (host crash), or execute arbitrary code on the host by leveraging broken emulation of bit test instructions.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (11)
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also known as (6)
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references (14)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94474cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037346cnnvd
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-195.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94474enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037346enisa_euvd
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-195.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56enisa_euvd
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