CVE-2017-11434
Moderate
CVE-2017-11434
The dhcp_decode function in slirp/bootp.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via a crafted DHCP options string.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
July 25, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
131 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-11434
View original source
The dhcp_decode function in slirp/bootp.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via a crafted DHCP options string.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3925
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99923
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472611
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-07/msg05001.html