QEMU: rtl8139: integer overflow leads to buffer overflow
Published Oct 9, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.29%
Description
Qemu has a Buffer Overflow in rtl8139_do_receive in hw/net/rtl8139.c because an incorrect integer data type is used.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
Configuration 3
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 4
- 4.0
Running on/with
- 7.0
Configuration 5
- 4.3
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2425
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2425
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14.0 (Rocky)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2425
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2553
Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.3
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-ma
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
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 OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2425 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 (Queens) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2425 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14.0 (Rocky) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2425 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2553 |
| Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.3 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2553 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-ma | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | 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: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:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 28, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 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 (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.29% (0.06288) | 93.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.12% (0.06119) | 92.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 78.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 5.65% (0.05651) | 89.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 1.38% (0.01383) | 79.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 5.31% (0.05312) | 89.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 30, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02732) | 85.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.74% (0.05741) | 89.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 89.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02221) | 89.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 4.22% (0.04216) | 92.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 3.02% (0.03019) | 90.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 3.53% (0.03529) | 91.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 3.01% (0.03008) | 90.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 2.14% (0.02144) | 87.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.99% (0.01993) | 87.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.02% (0.03015) | 89.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 50.36th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 49.86th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 77.27th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.07% (0.02069) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (13)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105556 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2425 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17958 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1636712 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00023.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-09/msg03269.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17958
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/76 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17958
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4454 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
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