CVE-2019-17340

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—

8.8

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x allowing x86 guest OS users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges because grant-table transfer requests are mishandled.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 22.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 8, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/25/1
cve@mitrehttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-284.html
cve@mitrehttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/21
cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4602
cve@mitrehttps://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-284.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/25/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-284.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/21
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4602
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-284.html

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-17340?

CVE-2019-17340 is a high vulnerability published on October 8, 2019. An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x allowing x86 guest OS users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges because grant-table transfer requests are mishandled.

When was CVE-2019-17340 disclosed?

CVE-2019-17340 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 8, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-17340 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-17340 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-17340?

CVE-2019-17340 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-17340?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-17340, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2019-17340

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