CVE-2017-7471
What it is
Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the VirtFS, host directory sharing via Plan 9 File System (9pfs) support, is vulnerable to an improper access control issue. It could occur while accessing files on a shared host directory. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to access host file system beyond the shared folder and potentially escalating their privileges on a host.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.0 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-732 · Incorrect permission assignment
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Qemu ≤ 2.8.1.1
- Qemu 2.9.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.0
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/19/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7471
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/19/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7471
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97970
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7471
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9c6b899f7a46893ab3b671e341a2234e9c0c060e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/19/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97970
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7471
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9c6b899f7a46893ab3b671e341a2234e9c0c060e
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03