CVE-2017-13672

MEDIUM

QEMU < 2.10.2 - Denial of Service via VGA Display Update

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-13672. PoCs published by DavidBuchanan314.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2017-13672, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the VGA Cirrus QEMU driver, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The exploit manipulates VGA controller registers to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the VGA display emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving display update.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by DavidBuchanan314 · poc
https://github.com/DavidBuchanan314/CVE-2017-13672

This PoC exploits CVE-2017-13672, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the VGA Cirrus QEMU driver, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The exploit manipulates VGA controller registers to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: QEMU with VGA Cirrus driver
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a system running QEMU with the vulnerable VGA Cirrus driver
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2162
Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg04684.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0816
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1113
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486560
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100540
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/30/3
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00042.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0095
EPSS Percentile 56.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
qemu/qemu < 2.10.2
Published Sep 01, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026