Servers and applications
CVE-2016-2271
VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via vectors related to a non-canonical RIP.
- Severity
- Medium 5.5
- Published
- 19 Feb 2016
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 33% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Attack
- Needs local access · Needs a user account · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen |
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