CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-2630

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in the Quick Emulator (QEMU) before 2.9 built with the Network Block Device (NBD) client support. The flaw could occur while processing server's response to a 'NBD_OPT_LIST' request. A malicious NBD server could use this issue to crash a remote NBD client resulting in DoS or potentially execute arbitrary code on client host with privileges of the QEMU process.

How to fix

Remediation Available
qemuDebian
Fixed in:1:2.8+dfsg-3CVE-2017-2630
Fixed in:1:2.8+dfsg-3CVE-2017-2630
Fixed in:1:2.8+dfsg-3CVE-2017-2630
Fixed in:1:2.8+dfsg-3CVE-2017-2630

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.