CVE-2017-7377 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in QEMU, specifically affecting the v9fs_create and v9fs_lcreate functions in hw/9pfs/9p.c. This flaw allows a privileged local guest OS user to exhaust file descriptors or memory by exploiting an already in-use fid, impacting QEMU and Debian Linux distributions. Rated with a CVSS score of 6.0 (Medium), the vulnerability requires high privileges on the guest OS (PR:H) and local access (AV:L), with a high impact on availability (A:H). The attack complexity is low (AC:L), but the scope is changed (S:C) indicating a potential impact beyond the immediate component. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploit codes available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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