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high 8.8

CVE-2017-14167 json

Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute…

published 2017-09-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-5677

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.

Patch / fix

  • qemu Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2.10.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14167

  • qemu Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.39
  • qemu Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.22

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14167

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  • qemu-kvm-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 11, openstack 10 +4 more 10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
  • qemu-img-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 11, openstack 10 +4 more 10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
  • qemu-kvm-tools-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 11, openstack 10 +4 more 10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
  • qemu-kvm-common-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 11, openstack 10 +4 more 10:2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
  • qemu-kvm RHEL 7 10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4
  • qemu-img RHEL 7 10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4
  • qemu-kvm-tools RHEL 7 10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4
  • qemu-kvm-common RHEL 7 10:1.5.3-141.el7_4.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:3470RHSA-2017:3471RHSA-2017:3466RHSA-2017:3472RHSA-2017:3474RHSA-2017:3473

  • 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
  • qemu SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +1 more 2.6.2-41.22.2
  • qemu SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3, SLED 12 SP3 2.9.1-6.6.3
  • qemu SLES 12-LTSS 2.0.2-48.34.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:3084-1SUSE-SU-2017:2969-1SUSE-SU-2017:2963-1SUSE-SU-2017:2946-1SUSE-SU-2017:2936-1SUSE-SU-2017:2924-1

  • qemu openSUSE Tumbleweed 6.1.0-32.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1

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-2017-14167 updated cvss 4.9

Qemu: i386: multiboot OOB access while loading kernel image

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3368
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3473
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3472
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-141.el7_4.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3368
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3471
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3470
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3474
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3466
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  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11, qemu-kvm-common-rhev 2.9.0-16.el7_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3369
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kvm, xen Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 qemu-img, qemu-kvm, qemu-kvm-rhev, qemu-kvm-tools, qemu-guest-agent, qemu-guest-agent-win32 Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) qemu-img-rhev, qemu-kvm-rhev, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev, qemu-kvm-common-rhev
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.