#VU11819 Use-after-free error in QEMU - CVE-2017-13711

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#VU11819 Use-after-free error in QEMU - CVE-2017-13711

Published: April 11, 2018 / Updated: April 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11819
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13711
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Slirp networking implementation due to use-after-free error when a Socket referenced from multiple packets is freed while responding to a message.  An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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