Qemu: usb-redirect: stack buffer overflow in debug logging
Published Aug 2, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.44%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in hw/usb/redirect.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via vectors related to logging debug messages.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 36.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 34.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 32.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 30.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 28.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 35.10th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 34.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 74.37th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/07/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99475 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10806 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468496 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-05/msg03087.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10806
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10806
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/07/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99475 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10806 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468496 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-05/msg03087.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10806 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10806 |
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