Description
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in QEMU's Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA emulator's VNC display driver support before 2.9; the issue could occur when a VNC client attempted to update its display after a VGA operation is performed by a guest. A privileged user/process inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the host with privileges of the QEMU process.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:AAttack VectorAdjacent
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:LIntegrityLow
A:LAvailabilityLow
Weaknesses
Affected Products
QEMU
oss-project·US
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
citrix
commercial·USaka xenserver, application delivery controller firmware, netscaler gateway firmware
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
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Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96893
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038023
securitytracker.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0980
access.redhat.com
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