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CVE-2017-15038 Detail

Current Description

Race condition in the v9fs_xattrwalk function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host heap memory via vectors related to reading extended attributes.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/09/2017
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.6 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 4.0
Exploitability Score: 1.1

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.9 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/06/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg00729.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*    versions up to (including) 2.9.1

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-15038
NVD Published Date:
10/09/2017
NVD Last Modified:
09/07/2018