CVE-2017-14167
HIGH8.8EPSS 0.07%qemu - security update
Published: 9/8/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14167
Description
Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/qemufrom 0, < 1:2.10.0-1
- Debian/qemufrom 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u24
- Debian/qemu-kvmfrom 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u24
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |