CVE-2017-15289

Description

The mode4and5 write functions in hw/display/cirrus_vga.c in Qemu allow local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write access and Qemu process crash) via vectors related to dst calculation.

Category

6.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0516 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101262 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/12/16 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1501290 issue tracking third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3368 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg02557.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15289?
CVE-2017-15289 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15289?
To fix CVE-2017-15289, 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-2017-15289 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15289 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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