CVE-2017-13672

Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the VGA display emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving display update.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.56%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2162 vendor advisory third party advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg04684.html vendor advisory mailing list patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0816 vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991 vendor advisory third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104 vendor advisory third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1113 vendor advisory third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/ vendor advisory third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486560 third party advisory issue tracking patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100540 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/30/3 third party advisory mailing list patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00042.html third party advisory vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-13672?
CVE-2017-13672 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-13672?
To fix CVE-2017-13672, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-13672 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-13672 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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