# CVE-2017-13711: Use after free in n/a

> Attackers can crash the QEMU instance via a use-after-free in the slirp socket handling, causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13711, GHSA-x5xc-9jvw-6v9f

## What is CVE-2017-13711?

CVE-2017-13711 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the sofree function in slirp/socket.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU instance crash) by leveraging failure to properly clear ifq_so from pending packets.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13711?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Qemu Qemu.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-13711?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-13711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-13711 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-13711 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13711/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13711/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13711
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13711
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13711

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13711/
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