CVE-2018-17962 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in QEMU's pcnet_receive function (hw/net/pcnet.c) due to an incorrect integer data type, affecting various distributions including Canonical, Debian, Oracle, Red Hat, and SUSE. Rated 7.5 HIGH, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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