CVE-2017-5898
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.06%
Description
Integer overflow in the emulated_apdu_from_guest function in usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c in Quick Emulator (Qemu), when built with the CCID Card device emulator support, allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large Application Protocol Data Units (APDU) unit.
How to fix CVE-2017-5898
To remediate CVE-2017-5898, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/qemu—upgrade to 2.8.1-r1 or later
- —upgrade to 1:2.8+dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2017-5898 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.8.1-r1
- from 0, < 1:2.8+dfsg-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |