Vulnerability in Qemu

CVE-2017-15268

Qemu through 2.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a memory leak by triggering slow data-channel read operations, related to io/channel-websock.c.

EPSS: 0.043 (90.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Qemu
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15268?
CVE-2017-15268 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-15268?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.