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Vulnerability in Citrix XenServer Could Result in Information Disclosure (CTX201717)

🗓️ 28 Aug 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:citrix:xenserver";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105336");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-5165");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");

  script_name("Vulnerability in Citrix XenServer Could Result in Information Disclosure (CTX201717)");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201717");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Check the installed hotfixes.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the hotfix referenced in the advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"A vulnerability has been identified in Citrix XenServer which could,
  if exploited, allow a malicious administrator of an HVM guest VM to obtain meta-data about their own VM.
  Citrix is presently unaware of any meta-data that might be leaked that would be of value to a malicious
  guest administrator.

  In non-default configurations, where the RTL8139 guest network device has been configured to enable offload
  and the Citrix PV guest drivers are not active, it may also be possible for a remote attacker to obtain
  information from the HVM guest.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"This issue affects all supported versions of Citrix XenServer up to and
  including Citrix XenServer 6.5 Service Pack 1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-08-28 14:51:58 +0200 (Fri, 28 Aug 2015)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Citrix Xenserver Local Security Checks");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_dependencies("gb_xenserver_version.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("xenserver/product_version", "xenserver/patches");

  exit(0);
}

include("citrix_version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("list_array_func.inc");

if( ! version = get_app_version( cpe:CPE ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! hotfixes = get_kb_item("xenserver/patches") )
  exit( 0 );

patches = make_array();

patches['6.5.0'] = make_list( 'XS65ESP1009', 'XS65E014' );
patches['6.2.0'] = make_list( 'XS62ESP1032' );
patches['6.1.0'] = make_list( 'XS61E058' );
patches['6.0.2'] = make_list( 'XS602E046', 'XS602ECC022' );
patches['6.0.0'] = make_list( 'XS60E051' );

citrix_xenserver_check_report_is_vulnerable( version:version, hotfixes:hotfixes, patches:patches );

exit( 99 );

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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
7High risk
Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.13288
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