CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 3.7
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2017-02-17
Last Modified Date: 2018-02-08