Out-of-bounds Read in Qemu
CVE-2017-5667
The sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks function in hw/sd/sdhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap access and crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors involving the data transfer length.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qemu
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95885 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/12/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/10 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.qemu-project.org/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5667?
- CVE-2017-5667 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5667?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.