VDB
CVE-2017-5579
CVE-2017-5579
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
Memory leak in the serial_exit_core function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.
EPSS 0.40% · 31.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.40%
31.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | qemu | 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9, 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu10, 1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | qemu | 0, 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5, 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6 |
Timeline
- Feb 27, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 12, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5579 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3261-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5579 third-party-advisory