5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-7718
QEMU Cirrus VGA ROP Denial of Service
Description

hw/display/cirrus_vga_rop.h in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to copying VGA data via the cirrus_bitblt_rop_fwd_transp_ and cirrus_bitblt_rop_fwd_ functions.

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2017, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7718 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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7718 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7718 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 MITRE http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=215902d7b6fb50c6fc216fc74f770858278ed904 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=215902d7b6fb50c6fc216fc74f770858278ed904
  • 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-2017:0980 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0980 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0981 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0981 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0982 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0982 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0983 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0983 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0984 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0984 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0988 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0988 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-2017:1206 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1206 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1430 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1430 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1431 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1431 Third Party 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=1443441 Issue Tracking, Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443441 Issue Tracking, Patch, 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/201706-03 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03 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 *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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-2017:1441 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1431 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1430 [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 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0988 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0984 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0983 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0982 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0981 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0980 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description hw/display/cirrus_vga_rop.h in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allow local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to copying VGA data via the cirrus_bitblt_rop_fwd_transp_ and cirrus_bitblt_rop_fwd_ functions. hw/display/cirrus_vga_rop.h in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to copying VGA data via the cirrus_bitblt_rop_fwd_transp_ and cirrus_bitblt_rop_fwd_ functions.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 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.securityfocus.com/bid/97957 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97957 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=215902d7b6fb50c6fc216fc74f770858278ed904 No Types Assigned http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=215902d7b6fb50c6fc216fc74f770858278ed904 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443441 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1443441 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/19/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/19/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97957 [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-2017-7718 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-2017-7718 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

0.26165

percentile

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