NULL pointer dereference in Qemu
CVE-2017-9503
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 Host Bus Adapter emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving megasas command processing.
EPSS: 0.004 (34.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Qemu
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9503?
- CVE-2017-9503 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9503?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.