CVE-2017-15268 : Qemu through 2.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a memory leak by triggering

Qemu through 2.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a memory leak by triggering slow data-channel read operations, related to io/channel-websock.c.

Published 2017-10-12 15:29:00

Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2017-15268

Qemu » Qemu
Versions up to, including, (<=) 2.10.0
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.70%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 80 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/

USN-3575-1: QEMU vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices

CVEs referencing this url
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0816

RHSA-2018:0816 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal

CVEs referencing this url
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104

RHSA-2018:1104 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213

Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4213-1 qemu

CVEs referencing this url
https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1718964

Bug #1718964 “Memory leak when using websocket over a low speed ...” : Bugs : QEMU
Exploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101277

QEMU CVE-2017-15268 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg02278.html

[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v1 1/7] io: monitor encoutput buffer size from webso
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory

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