CVE-2017-5957
Stack-based buffer overflow in the vrend_decode_set_framebuffer_state function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447f, as used in Quick Emulator (QEMU), allows a local guest users to cause a denial of service…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the vrend_decode_set_framebuffer_state function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447f, as used in Quick Emulator (QEMU), allows a local guest users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the "nr_cbufs" argument.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- virglrenderer project/virglrenderer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421126Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421126Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.