CVE-2017-7980

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    CVE-2017-7980

    Published: 25 Jul 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3289-1, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97955, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0980, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0981, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0982, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0983, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0984, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0988, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1205, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1206, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1430, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1441, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html, https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/21/1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1430056, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v2.8.0
    v2.8.0-rc4
    v2.8.0-rc3
    v2.8.0-rc2
    v2.8.0-rc1
    v2.8.0-rc0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High