CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5993

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Memory leak in the vrend_renderer_init_blit_ctx function in vrend_blitter.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via a large number of VIRGL_CCMD_BLIT commands.

How to fix

Remediation Available
virglrendererDebian
Fixed in:0.6.0-1CVE-2017-5993
Fixed in:0.6.0-1CVE-2017-5993
Fixed in:0.6.0-1CVE-2017-5993
Fixed in:0.6.0-1CVE-2017-5993

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 VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days
31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-772 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2003-0132Medium5.087%-Fix
CVE-2017-14495High7.584%-Fix
CVE-2021-22883High7.577%-Fix
CVE-2024-2398High8.636%-Fix
CVE-2020-9375High7.528%--
CVE-1999-1127High7.518%--
Embed a live status badge for CVE-2017-5993
CVE-2017-5993 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2017-5993](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2017-5993.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2017-5993)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2017-5993"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2017-5993.svg" alt="CVE-2017-5993"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

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 2026-05-13.