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CVE-2017-14167

Published: 8 September 2017

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.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
qemu
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
artful Not vulnerable
(1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu3.4)
bionic Not vulnerable
(1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.39)
upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.22)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=ed4f86e8b6eff8e600c69adee68c7cd34dd2cccb
qemu-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hirsute Does not exist

artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H