Out-of-Bounds Affecting qemu-project/qemu package, versions [,2.8.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-QEMUPROJECTQEMU-3007112
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed25 Jul 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-7980  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade qemu-project/qemu to version 2.8.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds. Heap-based buffer overflow in Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator in Quick Emulator (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.

CVSS Scores

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