CVE-2017-5667

Description

The sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks function in hw/sd/sdhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap access and crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors involving the data transfer length.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/30/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95885 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/12/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417559 issue tracking patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/10 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=42922105beb14c2fc58185ea022b9f72fb5465e9

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5667?
CVE-2017-5667 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5667?
To fix CVE-2017-5667, 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-2017-5667 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-5667 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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