CVE-2017-2615

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.

Categories

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.07% Top 25%
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Affected: qemu display
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0329.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0334.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2615 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037804 vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0328.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95990 vdb entry third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0333.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-27 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0454.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg00015.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0331.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0350.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0396.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0309.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0344.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0330.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0332.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX220771 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-2615?
CVE-2017-2615 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-2615?
To fix CVE-2017-2615, 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-2017-2615 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-2615 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-2615?
CVE-2017-2615 affects qemu display.
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