CVE-2017-6058
High
CVE-2017-6058
Buffer overflow in NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf in hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the VLANSTRIP feature is enabled on the vmxnet3 device, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to VLAN stripping.
Exploit probability
3.9%
Published
March 20, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
117 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-6058
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Buffer overflow in NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf in hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the VLANSTRIP feature is enabled on the vmxnet3 device, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to VLAN stripping.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df8bf7a7fe75eb5d5caffa55f5cd4292b757aea6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96277
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037856
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1423358
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg03527.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01