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CVE-2017-8309
Memory leak in the audio/audio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by…
High7.5EPSS 4.5%
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- mitre
Description
Memory leak in the audio/audio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio capture.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.5% · top 8.4% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201706-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 98302 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:2408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [qemu-devel] 20170428 [PATCH] audio: release capture buffers (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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