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CVE-2017-16845 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2017-16845

CVE-2017-16845

CRITICAL10.0

hw/input/ps2

Published Nov 17, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101923

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-11/msg02982.html

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3649-1/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16845

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

10.0

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

ChangedS:C

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

10/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedNov 17, 2017

ModifiedAug 5, 2024