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.
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: 0.004 (33.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.3% 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, 9.0
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/2017/06/08/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99010 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-06/msg01313.html (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-06/msg01309.html (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00020.html (mailing-list, 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.