CVE-2017-5579
Qemu: serial: host memory leakage 16550A UART emulation
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Memory leak in the serial_exit_core function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.
Pérdida de memoria en la función serial_exit_core en hw/char/serial.c en QEMU (también conocido como Quick Emulator) permite a usuarios locales privilegiados del SO invitado provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria del host y caída del proceso QEMU) a través de un gran número de operaciones de desenchufado del dispositivo .
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2017-01-25 CVE Reserved
- 2017-02-21 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
- CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
CAPEC
References (10)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8409dc884a201bf74b30a9d232b6bbdd00cb7e2b | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95780 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/8 | 2023-02-12 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/3 | 2023-02-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 | 2023-02-12 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 | 2023-02-12 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 | 2023-02-12 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5579 | 2017-08-01 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416157 | 2017-08-01 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | <= 2.8.1.1 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version " <= 2.8.1.1" | - |
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| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | 2.9.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version "2.9.0" | rc0 |
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| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | 2.9.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version "2.9.0" | rc1 |
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| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | 2.9.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version "2.9.0" | rc2 |
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| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | 2.9.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version "2.9.0" | rc3 |
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| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | 2.9.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version "2.9.0" | rc4 |
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| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | 2.9.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version "2.9.0" | rc5 |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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