CVE-2017-11434
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The dhcp_decode function in slirp/bootp.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via a crafted DHCP options string.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | 9.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-7 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-7 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-7 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-7 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-7 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99923
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472611
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-07/msg05001.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11434.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11434
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.