NULL pointer dereference in Qemu
CVE-2017-12809
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the IDE disk and CD/DVD-ROM Emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by flushing an empty CDROM device drive.
EPSS: 0.004 (31.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Qemu — versions 2.10.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12809?
- CVE-2017-12809 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12809?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.