CVE-2017-14167
qemu - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.
How to fix CVE-2017-14167
To remediate CVE-2017-14167, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.10.0-1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u24 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u24 or later
Is CVE-2017-14167 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:2.10.0-1
- from 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u24
- from 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u24
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |