CVE-2017-6414

Description

Memory leak in the vcard_apdu_new function in card_7816.c in libcacard before 2.5.3 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via vectors related to allocating a new APDU object.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96541 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/11 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427833 issue tracking patch vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/?id=9113dc6a303604a2d9812ac70c17d076ef11886c third party advisory patch
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/tree/NEWS?id=aaa5251791bf0b1640afcba77a7d79ea23c42d53 third party advisory release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6414?
CVE-2017-6414 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6414?
To fix CVE-2017-6414, 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-2017-6414 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-6414 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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