Data handling in QEMU - CVE-2017-10664
Published: April 30, 2018 / Updated: May 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12301
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10664
CWE-ID: CWE-19
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 in qemu-nbd due to it does not ignore SIGPIPE. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash by disconnecting during a server-to-client reply attempt.
The weakness exists in qemu-nbd due to it does not ignore SIGPIPE. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash by disconnecting during a server-to-client reply attempt.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-10664
Install update from vendor's website.