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High
CVE-2017-7980
Heap-based buffer overflow in Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator in...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator in Quick Emulator (Qemu) 2.8 and earlier allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to a VNC client updating its display after a VGA operation.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0983
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/21/1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0982
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1430
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3289-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1206
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97955
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0984
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0988
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1441
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1430056
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0981
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0980
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1205
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
qemu, ubuntu linux, debian linux, openstack, virtualization, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 14.04, 16.04, 16.10, 17.04, 8.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8, 9, 10, 5.0, 3.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 25th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.