Integer overflow in Qemu
CVE-2017-5931
Integer overflow in hw/virtio/virtio-crypto.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via a crafted virtio-crypto request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.005 (41.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Qemu
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5931?
- CVE-2017-5931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5931?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.