CVE-2017-5931 Integer overflow in n/a
Local privileged guest users can trigger an integer overflow in QEMU's virtio-crypto to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code on the host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5931?
CVE-2017-5931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 27 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in hw/virtio/virtio-crypto.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via a crafted virtio-crypto request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5931?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qemu Qemu.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5931?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-5931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-5931, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5931, GHSA-4w9r-63g7-xmfj.