CVE-2017-8309

Qemu: audio: host memory leakage via capture buffer

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Memory leak in the audio/audio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio capture.

La pérdida de memoria en el audio/audio.c en QEMU (también conocido como Quick Emulator) permite a los atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (consumo de memoria) al iniciar y detener repetidamente la captura de audio.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-04-28 CVE Reserved
2017-05-16 CVE Published
2023-05-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98302	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05587.html	2021-08-04

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408	2021-08-04
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03	2021-08-04
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8309	2017-08-01
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446517	2017-08-01

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Qemu Search vendor "Qemu"		Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu"				<= 2.9.1 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version " <= 2.9.1"		-		Affected
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"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "8"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				9 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "9"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				10 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "10"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openstack Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack"				11 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openstack" and version "11"		-		Affected