CVE-2017-7980
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.14%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA Emulator in Quick Emulator (Qemu) 2.8 and earlier allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors related to a VNC client updating its display after a VGA operation.
How to fix CVE-2017-7980
To remediate CVE-2017-7980, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.8+dfsg-4 or later
Is CVE-2017-7980 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.8+dfsg-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |