DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14167

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CVE-2017-14167
Published: 08 Sept 2017, 18:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:16

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Sept 2017, 18:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.10.0-1 | < 1:2.10.0-1 | < 1:2.10.0-1 | < 1:2.10.0-1

References (1)