CVE-2017-11434

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:01 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxQEMU

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The dhcp_decode function in slirp/bootp.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via a crafted DHCP options string.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (6)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/19/2
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99923
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472611
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-07/msg05001.html

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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