Vulnerability in Qemu
CVE-2017-5973
The xhci_kick_epctx function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to control transfer descriptor sequence.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qemu
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0
- Red Hat OpenStack — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8
- Red Hat Virtualization — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/11 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.qemu-project.org/
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96220 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5973?
- CVE-2017-5973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5973?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.