CVE-2017-5957

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the vrend_decode_set_framebuffer_state function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447f, as used in Quick Emulator (QEMU), allows a local guest users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the "nr_cbufs" argument.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447f third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96215 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/3 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421126 patch vdb entry third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5957?
CVE-2017-5957 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5957?
To fix CVE-2017-5957, 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-2017-5957 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-5957 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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