CVE-2017-7980

CVE Details

Release Date:

2017-03-15

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator in QuickEmulator (Qemu) 2.8 and earlier allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to a VNC client updating its display after a VGA operation.

See more information about CVE-2017-7980 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (qemu-kvm)	ELSA-2017-1206	2017-05-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (qemu-kvm)	ELSA-2017-1430	2017-06-13
Oracle VM version 3.4 (qemu-kvm)	OVMSA-2017-0101	2017-05-09

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