6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-5525
QEMU Audio Device Unplug Denial of Service
Description

Memory leak in hw/audio/ac97.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 11:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5525 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Qemu qemu
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-2017-5525.

URL Resource
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=12351a91da97b414eec8cdb09f1d9f41e535a401
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/19 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/7 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95671 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5525 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5525 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]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=12351a91da97b414eec8cdb09f1d9f41e535a401 [Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=12351a91da97b414eec8cdb09f1d9f41e535a401 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-772
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.1.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-772
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/18/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=12351a91da97b414eec8cdb09f1d9f41e535a401 No Types Assigned http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=12351a91da97b414eec8cdb09f1d9f41e535a401 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95671 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95671 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/19 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/19 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24592

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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