CVE-2017-6505

MEDIUM

Qemu < 2.8.1.1 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule

Description

The ohci_service_ed_list function in hw/usb/hcd-ohci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) before 2.9.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving the number of link endpoint list descriptors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-9330.

References (6)

[Various Sources] http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=95ed56939eb2eaa4e2f349fe6dcd13ca4edfd8fb

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/06/6

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96611

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429432

[Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0011

EPSS Percentile 29.3%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-835

Status published

Affected Products (2)

qemu/qemu < 2.8.1.1

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026