CVE-2017-11434 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the dhcp_decode function of QEMU's slirp/bootp.c, affecting QEMU and Debian Linux distributions. A local guest OS user can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious DHCP options string, leading to a denial of service and QEMU process crash. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low attack complexity, but only impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.10.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.10.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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