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CVE-2017-11334

The address_space_write_continue function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users

The address_space_write_continue function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and guest instance crash) by leveraging use of qemu_map_ram_ptr to access guest ram block area.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.00033
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
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Affected Products & Versions

2
qemu<= 2.9.1
debian linuxall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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productmediumPotentially Suspicious Usage Of Qemu
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Scoring & Timeline

4.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD02 Aug 2017 · 07:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

20
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:0678-1
usnUSN-3575-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:3084-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:2963-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/17/4Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99895Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1471638Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-07/msg03775.htmlMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/Third Party Advisory
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