CVE-2017-8112

hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via the message ring page count.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/5	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98015	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445621	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg04578.html	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-05-02 14:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2017-8112

Mitre link : CVE-2017-8112

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-8112

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

qemu

qemu

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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