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.

Source :

[email protected]

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
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2633.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/23/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96417 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1205 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1206 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1441 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1856 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2633 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9f64916da20eea67121d544698676295bbb105a7
https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bea60dd7679364493a0d7f5b54316c767cf894ef

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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]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-2633 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-2633 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-540: Overread Buffers Overread Buffers
Exploit Prediction

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

0.24 }} -0.05%

score

0.61649

percentile

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