Qemu: net: vmxnet3: OOB NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf access when doing vlan stripping
Published Mar 20, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.92%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
| 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 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
AV:N/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 1, 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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.92% (0.03918) | 90.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.92% (0.03918) | 88.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.41% (0.03408) | 86.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.46% (0.04460) | 81.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.69% (0.02687) | 90.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 2.69% (0.02687) | 90.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 2.38% (0.02384) | 89.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02035) | 87.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01699) | 86.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.85% (0.01852) | 86.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02580) | 55.23th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02580) | 54.78th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.58% (0.02580) | 79.07th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.58% (0.02580) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df8bf7a7fe75eb5d5caffa55f5cd4292b757aea6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96277 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037856 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6058 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1423358 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg03527.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6058
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6058
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df8bf7a7fe75eb5d5caffa55f5cd4292b757aea6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96277 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037856 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6058 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1423358 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg03527.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6058 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6058 |
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