NVD

CVE-2017-5579 Detail

Modified

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Description

Memory leak in the serial_exit_core function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 6.5 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8409dc884a201bf74b30a9d232b6bbdd00cb7e2b
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/8	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/3	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95780	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-401	Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime	NIST

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Change History

9 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 10:17:21 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		Red Hat, Inc. AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Changed	Description	Memory leak in the serial_exit_core function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.	CVE-2017-5579 Qemu: serial: host memory leakage 16550A UART emulation
Added	Reference		http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8409dc884a201bf74b30a9d232b6bbdd00cb7e2b [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5579 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416157 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=8409dc884a201bf74b30a9d232b6bbdd00cb7e2b [Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory]

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/10/2020 1:31:57 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu::::::::*	OR cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu::::::::* versions up to (including) 2.8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc0::::::* cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc1::::::* cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc2::::::* cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc3::::::* cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc4::::::* cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc5::::::*
Removed	CVSS V3	NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-401
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-772
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 No Types Assigned	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28 Third Party Advisory

Initial Analysis by NIST 3/16/2017 3:46:21 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu::::::::*
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-399
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=8409dc884a201bf74b30a9d232b6bbdd00cb7e2b No Types Assigned	http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=8409dc884a201bf74b30a9d232b6bbdd00cb7e2b Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/8 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/3 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95780 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95780 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5579
NVD Published Date:
03/15/2017
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2017-5579 Detail

Description

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Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 12:41:28 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:29:45 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 10:17:21 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/10/2020 1:31:57 PM

CWE Remap by NIST 10/02/2019 8:03:26 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/07/2018 6:29:03 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/04/2018 9:31:46 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/30/2017 9:30:29 PM

Initial Analysis by NIST 3/16/2017 3:46:21 PM

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