VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-14167

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.60%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-09-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Integer overflow in the load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host via crafted multiboot header address values, which trigger an out-of-bounds write.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references