CVE-2017-14167
Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.60% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/07/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3368Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-09/msg01032.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/07/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3368Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-09/msg01032.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.