Qemu: Out-of-bounds read in vga_draw_text routine
Published Jan 23, 2018
6.0
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.68%
Description
The vga_draw_text function in Qemu allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging improper memory address validation.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 6.0
- 7.0
Configuration 4
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2162
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-156.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:0816
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 (Pike)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka)
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1113
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1104
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-guest-agent
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
qemu-kvm
Not affected
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
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2162 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-156.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0816 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 (Pike) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1113 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1104 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-guest-agent | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | 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 |
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:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/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 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00683) | 50.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00688) | 47.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 32.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 30.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 28.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 55.02th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 54.58th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 78.88th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (13)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/01/15/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102518 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0816 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2162 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5683 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1530356 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-01/msg02597.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5683
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5683
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.