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MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-5994
Virglrenderer Denial of Service Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the vrend_create_vertex_elements_state function in vrend_renderer.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and crash) via the num_elements parameter.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2017, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5994 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in virglrenderer, which can be remediated by updating the software.
  • Upgrade virglrenderer to version 0.6.0 or later.
  • Apply the appropriate patch for your specific Linux distribution.
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-2017-5994.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/8 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96276 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422452 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=114688c526fe45f341d75ccd1d85473c3b08f7a7 Patch
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/8 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96276 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422452 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=114688c526fe45f341d75ccd1d85473c3b08f7a7 Patch
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5994 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-2017-5994 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-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5994 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5994 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/8
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96276
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422452
    Added Reference https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=114688c526fe45f341d75ccd1d85473c3b08f7a7
    Added Reference https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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. 16, 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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html No Types Assigned https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=114688c526fe45f341d75ccd1d85473c3b08f7a7 No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=114688c526fe45f341d75ccd1d85473c3b08f7a7 Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96276 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96276 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422452 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422452 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} -0.01%

score

0.18513

percentile