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CVE-2017-2630
Published:July 27, 2018
Updated:May 17, 2026
A stack buffer overflow flaw was found in the Quick Emulator (QEMU) before 2.9 built with the Network Block Device (NBD) client support. The flaw could occur while processing server's response to a 'NBD_OPT_LIST' request. A malicious NBD server could use this issue to crash a remote NBD client resulting in DoS or potentially execute arbitrary code on client host with privileges of the QEMU process.
Related Resources (9)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2630
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96265
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/15/2
https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/2563c9c6b8670400c48e562034b321a7cf3d9a85
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01246.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2630
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1422415
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-121
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
1.13