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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0842
Citrix XenServer Windows Guest Tools Denial of Service Vulnerability
29 May 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Citrix XenServer
Publisher: Citrix
Operating System: Citrix XenServer
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3798
Original Bulletin:
Citrix XenServer
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Citrix XenServer Windows Guest Tools Denial of Service Vulnerability
CTX140814
Created On May 27, 2014
Updated On May 27, 2014
Security Bulletin
Severity: Medium
Description of Problem
Windows guest VMs with the XenServer tools installed are at risk of a
network-based denial of service attack from systems on the same local network.
This denial of service attack may cause the Windows guest operating system to
crash and could be exploited by sending specially crafted Ethernet frames to a
vulnerable guest VM.
This vulnerability has been assigned the following CVE number:
* CVE-2014-3798: XenServer tools network-based DoS vulnerability.
This vulnerability is present in the Citrix XenServer tools included with all
versions of Citrix XenServer up to and including Citrix XenServer 6.2 SP1.
All Windows guest VMs with tools installed from versions of Citrix XenServer
up to and including Citrix XenServer 6.2 are impacted. If Citrix XenServer 6.2
SP1 tools are installed then the impact is limited to guest VMs running
Windows XP or Windows 2003.
Mitigating Factors
In order to exploit this issue, the attacker would have to be in a position to
send specially crafted Ethernet frames to a vulnerable guest VM.
Windows guest VMs that do not contain the XenServer tools are not affected by
this vulnerability.
What Customers Should Do
A hotfix has been released that contains an updated version of the XenServer
tools. Customers should use their preferred method to update their guest VMs
with the updated XenServer tools. Should a customer wish to provide an ISO
image to their guest administrators, an appropriate ISO image is also
available.
Citrix strongly recommends that affected customers install this hotfix, which
can be downloaded from the following locations:
Citrix XenServer 6.2 Service Pack 1: CTX140416 Hotfix XS62ESP1003 - For
XenServer 6.2.0 Service Pack 1
Citrix XenServer 6.2: CTX140808 Hotfix XS62E015 - For XenServer 6.2.0
Citrix XenServer 6.1: CTX140807 Hotfix XS61E038 - For XenServer 6.1.0
Citrix XenServer 6.0.2: CTX140806 Hotfix XS602E031 - For XenServer 6.0.2
Customers using Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 in the Common Criteria evaluated
configuration should apply the following hotfix: CTX140813 Hotfix XS602ECC009
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Citrix XenServer 6.0.0: CTX140805 Hotfix XS60E036 - For XenServer 6.0
What Citrix Is Doing
Citrix is notifying customers and channel partners about this potential
security issue. This article is also available from the Citrix Knowledge
Center at http://support.citrix.com/.
Obtaining Support on This Issue
If you require technical assistance with this issue, please contact Citrix
Technical Support. Contact details for Citrix Technical Support are available
at http://www.citrix.com/site/ss/supportContacts.asp.
Reporting Security Vulnerabilities to Citrix
Citrix welcomes input regarding the security of its products and considers any
and all potential vulnerabilities seriously. For guidance on how to report
security-related issues to Citrix, please see the following document:
CTX081743 Reporting Security Issues to Citrix.
Applicable Products
XenServer 6.0
XenServer 6.0.2
XenServer 6.0.2 Common Criteria
XenServer 6.1.0
XenServer 6.2.0
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