#VU15997 Buffer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2018-17963

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#VU15997 Buffer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2018-17963

Published: November 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15997
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-17963
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow when qemu_deliver_packet_iov in net/net.c in Qemu accepts packet sizes greater than INT_MAX. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted packets over the network, trigger memory corruption and crash the Qemu process.


Remediation

Update to version 3.0.0.

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