Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in hw/virtio/virtio-crypto.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via a crafted virtio-crypto request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.8.1.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a08aaff811fb194950f79711d
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/2Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96141Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420092Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-01/msg01368.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28Third Party Advisory
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a08aaff811fb194950f79711d
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/08/2Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96141Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420092Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-01/msg01368.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2017-5931?
CVE-2017-5931 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Integer overflow in hw/virtio/virtio-crypto.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code o...
How severe is CVE-2017-5931?
CVE-2017-5931 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2017-5931?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu.