CVE-2017-13673

Description

The vga display update in mis-calculated the region for the dirty bitmap snapshot in case split screen mode is used causing a denial of service (assertion failure) in the cpu_physical_memory_snapshot_get_dirty function.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.71% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg04685.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100527 vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1113 vendor advisory
https://git.qemu.org/gitweb.cgi?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bfc56535f793c557aa754c50213fc5f882e6482d
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/10/1 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00042.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-13673?
CVE-2017-13673 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-13673?
To fix CVE-2017-13673, 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-2017-13673 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-13673 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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