Out-of-bounds read in QEMU - CVE-2017-16845

 

Out-of-bounds read in QEMU - CVE-2017-16845

Published: March 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11233
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16845
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-16845

Update to version 2.11.1 or later.

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