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CVE-2017-7980

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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.

References

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https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1430056

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1441

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1430

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1206

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1205

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0988

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0984

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0983

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0982

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0981

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0980

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97955

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/21/1

http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3289-1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-25

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00054

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