CVE-2017-7980

Summary

CVECVE-2017-7980
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-25 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-08-04 17:15:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator in Quick Emulator (Qemu) 2.8 and earlier allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to a VNC client updating its display after a VGA operation.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Qemu Qemu All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 10 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 10.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 5.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 6.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 8 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 9 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 9.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 10.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 5.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 6.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 7.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 9.0 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization 3.0 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization 3.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
RETIRED: Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates CONFIRM support.citrix.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Qemu 'hw/display/cirrus_vga.c' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2017-7980 Qemu: display: cirrus: OOB r/w access issues in bitblt routines MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 1430056 – CVE-2016-9603 Qemu: cirrus: heap buffer overflow via vnc connection CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3289-1: QEMU vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378183 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for qemu-kvm (VZLSA-2017:1430)
  • 378194 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for qemu-guest-agent (VZLSA-2017:1206)
  • 710528 Gentoo Linux QEMU Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201706-03)
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