MEDIUM · 6.5

CVE-2017-12809

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the IDE disk and CD/DVD-ROM Emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process ...

Vulnerability Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the IDE disk and CD/DVD-ROM Emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by flushing an empty CDROM device drive.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
QemuQemu<= 2.9.1
DebianDebian Linux9.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-12809?

CVE-2017-12809 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the IDE disk and CD/DVD-ROM Emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process ...

How severe is CVE-2017-12809?

CVE-2017-12809 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-12809?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Debian Debian Linux.