CVE-2017-5956: virglrenderer_project virglrenderer Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5956DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5956
Published 20-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5956 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in virglrenderer_project virglrenderer. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 20-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The vrend_draw_vbo function in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving vertext_buffer_index.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Low 2.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.41% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.41%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- virglrenderer< 0.6.0-1
Ubuntu1 product
- virglrenderer< 0.6.0-2
Virglrenderer_project1 product
- virglrenderer≤ 0.5.0
3 vendors · 3 products
References
9 links- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=a5ac49940c40ae415eac0cf912eac7070b4ba95dX Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/2Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory