VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-5683

CVSS score6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The vga_draw_text function in Qemu allows local OS guest privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by leveraging improper memory address validation.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references