Is CVE-2017-7995 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-7995 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7995?

CVE-2017-7995 has a CVSS score of 3.8 (LOW severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2017-7995?

Patch guidance is available from xen security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-7995.

CVE-2017-7995 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-7995?

6 products: xen xen, suse manager, suse manager proxy, suse openstack cloud, novell suse linux enterprise point of sale, and 1 more.

Description

Xen PV guest before Xen 4.3 checked access permissions to MMIO ranges only after accessing them, allowing host PCI device space memory reads, leading to information disclosure. This is an error in the get_user function. NOTE: the upstream Xen Project considers versions before 4.5.x to be EOL.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-200 · Information Disclosure

Metadata

Primary Vendor: XEN
Published: 5/3/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

xen : xensuse : managersuse : manager_proxysuse : openstack_cloudnovell : suse_linux_enterprise_point_of_salenovell : suse_linux_enterprise_server

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD