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CVE-2017-5956

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-5956 describes an out-of-bounds array access vulnerability in the vrend_draw_vbo function of virglrenderer versions prior to 0.6.0. This flaw allows a local guest OS user to trigger a denial of service, crashing the QEMU process. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, but has no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cgit.freedesktop.org / virglrenderer/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.freedesktop.org / archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201707-06
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/2
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96187
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry