5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-9373
QEMU IDE AHCI Emulation DOS Memory Leak
Description

Memory leak in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with IDE AHCI Emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly hot-unplugging the AHCI device.

INFO

Published Date :

June 16, 2017, 10:29 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-2017-9373 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-2017-9373.

URL Resource
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d68f0f778e7f4fbd674627274267f269e40f0b04
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/05/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98921 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=1458270 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-9373 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.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d68f0f778e7f4fbd674627274267f269e40f0b04 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d68f0f778e7f4fbd674627274267f269e40f0b04
  • 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 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920 Third Party Advisory
    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
    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 *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 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]

    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]

    Nov. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/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/2017/06/05/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/05/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458270 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1458270 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d68f0f778e7f4fbd674627274267f269e40f0b04 No Types Assigned http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d68f0f778e7f4fbd674627274267f269e40f0b04 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98921 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98921 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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

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