CVE-2017-8309
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
Description
Memory leak in the audio/audio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio capture.
How to fix CVE-2017-8309
To remediate CVE-2017-8309, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.8+dfsg-5 or later
Is CVE-2017-8309 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.8+dfsg-5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |