What is CVE-2018-17962?

CVE-2018-17962 is a high-severity software vulnerability (Memory corruption) with a CVSS score of 7.5. Qemu has a Buffer Overflow in pcnet_receive in hw/net/pcnet.c because an incorrect integer data type is used.

Is CVE-2018-17962 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 5%.

What products does CVE-2018-17962 affect?

Tracked products affected include SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17962?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

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CVE-2018-17962

HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Memory corruption

7.5CVSS HIGH

Summary

Qemu has a Buffer Overflow in pcnet_receive in hw/net/pcnet.c because an incorrect integer data type is used.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impactNone

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)5%

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

Affected products we track (1)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/1Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2892
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlAdvisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4338Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-17962Advisory
https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2018-17962.htmlAdvisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-09/msg03268.htmlAdvisory