UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7980

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7980

    Published: 21 Apr 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7980
    Aliases:
    USN-3289-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7980, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/21/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3289-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7980

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: qemu

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-2ubuntu1.34?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.34

    Affected versions

    1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5
    1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6

    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