Out-of-bounds read in QEMU - CVE-2018-5683
Published: March 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10941
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5683
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU
QEMU
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent low-privileged attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the vga_draw_text function due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can leverage improper memory address validation, trigger memory error and cause QEMU process to crash.
The weakness exists in the vga_draw_text function due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can leverage improper memory address validation, trigger memory error and cause QEMU process to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5683
Install update from vendor's website.