CVE-2017-12809 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in QEMU, specifically affecting installations configured with IDE disk and CD/DVD-ROM emulation. A local, privileged guest OS user can trigger a denial of service by flushing an empty CDROM device, leading to a QEMU process crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local privileges, but resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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