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CVE-2016-9637
The (1) ioport_read and (2) ioport_write functions in Xen, when qemu is used as a device model within Xen, might allow local x86 HVM guest…
High7.5EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
Description
The (1) ioport_read and (2) ioport_write functions in Xen, when qemu is used as a device model within Xen, might allow local x86 HVM guest OS administrators to gain qemu process privileges via vectors involving an out-of-range ioport access.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 94699 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-201612-56 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX219136 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180206 [SECURITY] [DLA 1270-1] xen security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-199.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1037397 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2963 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .