Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU12163
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15268
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoІ condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in io/channel-websock.c due to memory leak in slow data-channel read operations. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
MitigationUpdate to version 2.10.1.
Vulnerable software versionsQEMU: 2.10.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg02278.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.