CVE-2017-13672 json
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the VGA display emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of se…
published 2017-09-01 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-5189
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the VGA display emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving display update.
Patch / fix
- qemu Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2.10.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13672
- qemu-kvm RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1
- qemu-img RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1
- qemu-kvm-tools RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1
- qemu-guest-agent RHEL 6 2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1
- qemu-kvm-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 12, openstack 11 +3 more 10:2.10.0-21.el7
- qemu-img-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 12, openstack 11 +3 more 10:2.10.0-21.el7
- qemu-kvm-tools-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 12, openstack 11 +3 more 10:2.10.0-21.el7
- qemu-kvm-common-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 12, openstack 11 +3 more 10:2.10.0-21.el7
red hat advisories RHSA-2018:2162RHSA-2018:1113RHSA-2018:1104RHSA-2018:0816
- qemu SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 2.9.1-6.28.1
- qemu SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +2 more 2.6.2-41.49.1
- xen SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 4.4.4_38-61.40.1
- xen SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 4.4.4_26-61.17.1
- xen SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud 6 4.5.5_20-22.36.3
- kvm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 1.4.2-53.11.1
- kvm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 1.4.2-60.3.1
- qemu SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud 6 2.3.1-33.3.3
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:0827-1SUSE-SU-2019:0825-1SUSE-SU-2019:0582-1SUSE-SU-2019:0489-1SUSE-SU-2019:13921-1SUSE-SU-2017:3242-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2017-13672 updated cvss 3.0
QEMU: vga: OOB read access during display update
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kvm, xenaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 qemu-kvm-rhev Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 qemu-kvm-rhevaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) qemu-kvm-rhev Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) qemu-img-rhev, qemu-kvm-rhev, libcacard-rhev, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev, libcacard-devel-rhev, libcacard-tools-rhev, +1 moreaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-156.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-156.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0816
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2162
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-156.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0816
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:2162
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-156.el7, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-156.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:0816
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) qemu-img-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7 Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7 Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7 Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7 Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1113
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Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.10.0-21.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1104
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Exploit prediction
0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
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lists.gnu.org
/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg04684.html
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1486560
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2017/08/30/3
mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2018:2162
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2018:0816
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2017/dsa-3991
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2018:1104
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2018:1113
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/3575-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00042.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/100540
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-13672
- NVD CVE-2017-13672
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