CVE-2017-6058

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-6058  

Buffer overflow in NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf in hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the VLANSTRIP feature is enabled on the vmxnet3 device, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to VLAN stripping.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

Buffer overflow in NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf in hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the VLANSTRIP feature is enabled on the vmxnet3 device, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to VLAN stripping.

Find out more about CVE-2017-6058 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.4
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 qemu-kvm-rhev Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) qemu-kvm-rhev Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 qemu-kvm-rhev Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 qemu-kvm-rhev Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 qemu-kvm-rhev Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) qemu-kvm-rhev Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 qemu-kvm-rhev Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 qemu-kvm Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 qemu-kvm Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kvm Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 xen Not affected