CVE-2017-5898
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Integer overflow in the emulated_apdu_from_guest function in usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c in Quick Emulator (Qemu), when built with the CCID Card device emulator support, allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large Application Protocol Data Units (APDU) unit.
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 | | |
| suse | 12 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:2.8+dfsg-3 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | qemu | {"endIncluding":"2.8.1.1"} | |
References
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c7dfbf322595ded4e70b626bf83158a9f3807c6a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-02/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-02/msg00048.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96112
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1856
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1419699
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5898.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5898
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.