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CVE-2017-6058 Detail

Description

Buffer overflow in NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf in hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the VLANSTRIP feature is enabled on the vmxnet3 device, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to VLAN stripping.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df8bf7a7fe75eb5d5caffa55f5cd4292b757aea6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/2 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96277 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037856 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1423358 Issue Tracking  Mitigation  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg03527.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-6058
NVD Published Date:
03/20/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE