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CVE-2017-9310
Published:June 08, 2017
Updated:May 17, 2026
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the e1000e NIC emulation support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to setting the initial receive / transmit descriptor head (TDH/RDH) outside the allocated descriptor buffer.
Related Resources (10)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9310
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-9310
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98766
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452620
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4154c7e03fa55b4cf52509a83d50d6c09d743b7
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/31/1
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-835
EPSS
Base Score:
0.09