UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16845

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CVE-2017-16845
Published: 17 Nov 2017, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 02:31

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
10 CRITICAL
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

17 Nov 2017, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 02:31
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

hw/input/ps2.c in Qemu does not validate 'rptr' and 'count' values during guest migration, leading to out-of-bounds access.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•qemu

    < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.22 | < 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.1

References (5)