CVE-2017-8309

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 19
Modified
Published: 23 May 2017, 03:56
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 16:34

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.11% LOW
1% probability -0.66%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 May 2017, 03:56
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 16:34
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.11%• Percentile: 78%

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

    ≤ 2.9.1

  • redhat•openstack

    6.0 | 7.0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11

References (5)