Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-2635
A NULL pointer deference flaw was found in the way libvirt from 2.5.0 to 3.0.0 handled empty drives. A remote authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash libvirtd daemon resulting in denial of service.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-2635
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-2635
0.38%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 56 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-2635
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.0
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST | |
|
7.7
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.1
|
4.0
|
Red Hat, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-2635
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2017-2635
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https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=c3de387380f6057ee0e46cd9f2f0a092e8070875
libvirt.org Git - libvirt.git/commitThird Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2635
1427090 – (CVE-2017-2635) CVE-2017-2635 libvirt: Null pointer dereference when updating storage size on empty drivesIssue Tracking
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