CVE-2017-14167 Information

Description

Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values which trigger an out-of-bounds write.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/07/2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100694 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3368 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-09/msg01032.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8