CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in QEMU (Virtualization Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is the function address_space_write_continue
of the file exec.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
The address_space_write_continue function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and guest instance crash) by leveraging use of qemu_map_ram_ptr to access guest ram block area.
The bug was discovered 07/17/2017. The weakness was published 08/02/2017 by Alex (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-11334 since 07/14/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102209 (Debian DSA-3925-1 : qemu - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157870 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for qemu (ELSA-2018-4285)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102209). Similar entries are available at 104779, 105675, 105918 and 106077.
Product
Type
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3
VulDB Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 102209
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3925-1 : qemu - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703925
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3925-1 (qemu - security update)
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
07/14/2017 🔍07/17/2017 🔍
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08/04/2017 🔍
08/07/2017 🔍
12/14/2022 🔍
Sources
Product: qemu.orgAdvisory: RHSA-2017:3369
Researcher: Mr Alex. (Alex)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11334 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 99895 - QEMU CVE-2017-11334 Out of Bounds Read and Write Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/03/2017 10:39Updated: 12/14/2022 16:03
Changes: 08/03/2017 10:39 (76), 11/03/2019 10:52 (6), 01/07/2021 08:47 (3), 12/14/2022 16:03 (3)
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