CVE-2017-5957
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CVE-2017-5957 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Virglrenderer Project | Virglrenderer | < 0.6.0 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421126Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421126Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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