CVE-2017-8309

7.5 HIGH

Published: May 23, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Memory leak in the audio/audio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly starting and stopping audio capture.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98302

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-04/msg05587.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-03

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98302