CVE-2017-5973
QEMU xHCI Denial of Service
Description
The xhci_kick_epctx function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to control transfer descriptor sequence.
INFO
Published Date :
March 27, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5973
vulnerability.
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products
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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-2017-5973.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f89b60f6e5fee3923bedf80e82b4e5efc1bb156b | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/11 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96220 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421626 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-5973 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-5973 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.
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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 MITRE http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f89b60f6e5fee3923bedf80e82b4e5efc1bb156b [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=f89b60f6e5fee3923bedf80e82b4e5efc1bb156b -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Nov. 20, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421626 Issue Tracking, Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421626 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html Patch, Vendor Advisory https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html Patch, Third Party Advisory 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:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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: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 Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 Third Party Advisory 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/201704-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01 Third Party Advisory 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-835 -
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]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421626 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421626 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96220 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96220 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=f89b60f6e5fee3923bedf80e82b4e5efc1bb156b No Types Assigned http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=f89b60f6e5fee3923bedf80e82b4e5efc1bb156b Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/11 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5973 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-2017-5973
weaknesses.
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