#VU11235 Integer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2017-18043

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11235

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18043

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
QEMU

Software vendor:
QEMU

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

The weakness exists due to integer overflow when incorrect handling of certain rounding operations. A local attacker can cause the service to crash.

Update to version 2.11.1 or later.

• https://www.qemu.org/2018/02/14/qemu-2-11-1-and-spectre-update/