CVE-2017-9310

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 08 Jun 2017, 16:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 17:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.6 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.09% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Jun 2017, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 17:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the e1000e NIC emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to setting the initial receive / transmit descriptor head (TDH/RDH) outside the allocated descriptor buffer.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.09%• Percentile: 26%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-835•Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

    The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0

  • qemu•qemu

    ≤ 2.8.1.1

References (8)