CVE-2017-5973

medium

Description

The xhci_kick_epctx function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to control transfer descriptor sequence.

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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg01101.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421626

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96220

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/13/11

http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f89b60f6e5fee3923bedf80e82b4e5efc1bb156b

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-27

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00067

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