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MEDIUM · 5.5

CVE-2017-2615

Quick emulator (QEMU) built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA emulator support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds access issue. It could occur while copying VGA data via bitblt copy in backward mode. A pri...

Vulnerability Description

Quick emulator (QEMU) built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA emulator support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds access issue. It could occur while copying VGA data via bitblt copy in backward mode. A privileged user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process resulting in DoS or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host with privileges of QEMU process on the host.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
QemuQemu<= 2.8.0
CitrixXenserver6.0.2
RedhatOpenstack5.0
DebianDebian Linux7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server6.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus7.3
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Eus7.3
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation6.0
XenXen<= 4.7.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125CWE-787

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-2615?

CVE-2017-2615 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Quick emulator (QEMU) built with the Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA emulator support is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds access issue. It could occur while copying VGA data via bitblt copy in backward mode. A pri...

How severe is CVE-2017-2615?

CVE-2017-2615 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-2615?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Citrix Xenserver, Redhat Openstack, Debian Debian Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.