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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…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.41%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 65% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 99923 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [qemu-devel] 20170717 [PATCH] slirp: check len against dhcp options array end (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472611 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170719 CVE-2017-11434 Qemu: slirp: out-of-bounds read while parsing dhcp options (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3925 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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