Integer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2017-5898

 

Integer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2017-5898

Published: May 10, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12554
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2017-5898
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the emulated_apdu_from_guest function in usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c due to integer overflow when built with the CCID Card device emulator support. A local attacker can cause the service to crash via a large Application Protocol Data Units (APDU) unit

How to mitigate CVE-2017-5898

Install update from vendor's website.

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