CVE-2018-5683
6.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
Description
The vga_draw_text function in Qemu allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging improper memory address validation.
How to fix CVE-2018-5683
To remediate CVE-2018-5683, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-5683 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |