The pygrub boot loader emulator in Xen, when S-expression output format is requested, allows local pygrub-using guest OS administrators to read or delete arbitrary files on the host via string quotes and S-expressions in the bootloader configuration file.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94473 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037347 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-198.html | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa198.patch | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56 | |
| https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775 | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94473 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037347 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-198.html | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa198.patch | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56 | |
| https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775 | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 03:01
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94473 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037347 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-198.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa198.patch - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56 - | |
| References | () https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX218775 - Patch, Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2017-01-23 21:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2016-9379
Mitre link : CVE-2016-9379
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9379
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                xen
- xen
citrix
- xenserver
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-20
                        
            Improper Input Validation
