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CVE-2018-12617
qmp_guest_file_read in qga/commands-posix.c and qga/commands-win32.c in qemu-ga (aka QEMU Guest Agent) in QEMU 2.12.50 has an integer…
High7.5EPSS 24.6%
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- mitre
Description
qmp_guest_file_read in qga/commands-posix.c and qga/commands-win32.c in qemu-ga (aka QEMU Guest Agent) in QEMU 2.12.50 has an integer overflow causing a g_malloc0() call to trigger a segmentation fault when trying to allocate a large memory chunk. The vulnerability can be exploited by sending a crafted QMP command (including guest-file-read with a large count value) to the agent via the listening socket.
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)
- 24.6% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (6 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
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References (8)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190228 [SECURITY] [DLA 1694-1] qemu security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://gist.github.com/fakhrizulkifli/c7740d28efa07dafee66d4da5d857ef6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3826-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-06/msg03385.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 104531 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 44925 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-4454 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20190531 [SECURITY] [DSA 4454-1] qemu security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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