Memory allocation in QEMU - CVE-2017-15124
Published: March 23, 2018 / Updated: November 4, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11232
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15124
CWE-ID: CWE-789
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU
QEMU
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to uncontrolled memory allocation when not throttling the framebuffer updates sent to the client. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to uncontrolled memory allocation when not throttling the framebuffer updates sent to the client. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15124
Update to version 2.11.1 or later.