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A vulnerability was found in QEMU (Virtualization Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Vmware VMXNET3 NIC Support. The manipulation of the argument eth_buf
as part of a VLAN Header 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.
The bug was discovered 02/17/2017. The weakness was published 02/17/2017 by Prasad J Pandit (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.nongnu.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6058 since 02/17/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The advisory points out:
It requires 'VLANSTRIP' feature to be enabled on the vmxnet3 device.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97804 (Fedora 25 : 2:qemu (2017-31b976672b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276536 (Fedora Security Update for qemu (FEDORA-2017-31b976672b)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at lists.nongnu.org. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (97804). Similar entries are available at 98170 and 98316.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 97804
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : 2:qemu (2017-31b976672b)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for qemu FEDORA-2017-31b976672b
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Patch: lists.nongnu.org
Timeline
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Sources
Product: qemu.orgAdvisory: lists.nongnu.org
Researcher: Prasad J Pandit
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-6058 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037856
SecurityFocus: 96277 - QEMU CVE-2017-6058 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6058 - QEMU - Buffer Overflow Issue
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Entry
Created: 02/18/2017 21:18Updated: 09/02/2020 11:29
Changes: 02/18/2017 21:18 (79), 09/02/2020 11:29 (8)
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