CVE-2017-5987 (GCVE-0-2017-5987)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-20 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:18
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Summary
The sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks function in hw/sd/sdhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving the transfer mode register during multi block transfer.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2322 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2017-02-13 00:00
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