CVE-2017-7980

CVE Details

Release Date:	2017-03-15
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
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