DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5683

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CVE-2018-5683
Published: 23 Jan 2018, 18:29
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:19

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
6 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Jan 2018, 18:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:19
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The vga_draw_text function in Qemu allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging improper memory address validation.

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

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1

References (1)