CVE-2018-17958

7.5 HIGH
Published: October 09, 2018 Modified: April 28, 2026
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Description

Qemu has a Buffer Overflow in rtl8139_do_receive in hw/net/rtl8139.c because an incorrect integer data type is used.

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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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105556
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2425
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00023.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-09/msg03269.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/76
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4454
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105556
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2425
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2553
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-09/msg03269.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/76
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4454
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
76th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190 CWE-190

Affected Vendors

debian canonical redhat qemu

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