5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-5957
QEMU Virglrenderer Buffer Overflow
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the vrend_decode_set_framebuffer_state function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447f, as used in Quick Emulator (QEMU), allows a local guest users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the "nr_cbufs" argument.

INFO

Published Date :

March 14, 2017, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 19, 2021, 2:56 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5957 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 Virglrenderer_project virglrenderer
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-2017-5957.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96215 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421126 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447f Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5957 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
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.6.0 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.6.0 OR cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.6.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447f No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447f Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421126 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421126 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96215 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96215 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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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.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.28106

percentile

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