CVE-2017-14167

Name: CVE-2017-14167
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-09-08T18:29:00.297+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 0.60%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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

8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.60%

44.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

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

Published: Sep 8, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-14167?

How severe is CVE-2017-14167?

CVE-2017-14167 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14167?

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Source: NVD / NIST