CVE-2017-14167
High
CVE-2017-14167
Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.
Exploit probability
0.6%
Published
September 8, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
130 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-14167
View original source
Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/07/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100694
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3368
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3369
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-09/msg01032.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/