CVE-2017-14167
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CVE-2017-14167 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.10.2 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/07/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3368Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-09/msg01032.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/07/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3368Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-09/msg01032.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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