CVE-2018-5683 Information

Description

The vga_draw_text function in Qemu allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging improper memory address validation.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/15/2 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102518 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0816 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2162 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-01/msg02597.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction Required

HIGH

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

CHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.0