High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6058
CVE-2017-6058
Description
Buffer overflow in NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf in hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the VLANSTRIP feature is enabled on the vmxnet3 device, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to VLAN stripping.
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References
7- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/17/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg03527.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96277nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037856nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.qemu-project.orgnvd
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