CVE-2017-5957

Name: CVE-2017-5957
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-03-14T14:59:00.463+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.39%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.39%

30.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

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: Mar 14, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-5957?

How severe is CVE-2017-5957?

CVE-2017-5957 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5957?

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Source: NVD / NIST