6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-2633
QEMU VNC Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability
Description

An out-of-bounds memory access issue was found in Quick Emulator (QEMU) before 1.7.2 in the VNC display driver. This flaw could occur while refreshing the VNC display surface area in the 'vnc_refresh_server_surface'. A user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2633 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
1 Qemu qemu
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2633 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bea60dd7679364493a0d7f5b54316c767cf894ef [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9f64916da20eea67121d544698676295bbb105a7 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=bea60dd7679364493a0d7f5b54316c767cf894ef
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=9f64916da20eea67121d544698676295bbb105a7
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-120
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=9f64916da20eea67121d544698676295bbb105a7 No Types Assigned https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=9f64916da20eea67121d544698676295bbb105a7 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/23/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/23/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1206 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1206 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1205 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1205 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1856 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1856 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96417 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96417 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=bea60dd7679364493a0d7f5b54316c767cf894ef No Types Assigned https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=bea60dd7679364493a0d7f5b54316c767cf894ef Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1441 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1441 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2633 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2633 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1856 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1441 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1206 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1205 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96417 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} -0.05%

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0.61649

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