CVE-2017-2633 describes an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in the VNC display driver of Quick Emulator (QEMU) versions prior to 1.7.2, affecting QEMU and Red Hat products. This flaw, rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), allows a malicious guest user to crash the QEMU process, leading to a denial of service. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the vulnerability remains a potential risk for unpatched systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
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