CVE-2017-7377

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Modified
Published: 10 Apr 2017, 15:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 15:56

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
6 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability -0.03%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

10 Apr 2017, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 15:56
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The (1) v9fs_create and (2) v9fs_lcreate functions in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allow local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (file descriptor or memory consumption) via vectors related to an already in-use fid.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 12%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-772•Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

    The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • qemu•qemu

    ≤ 2.8.1 | 2.9.0:rc0 | 2.9.0:rc1

References (7)