CVE-2017-7539
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
An assertion-failure flaw was found in Qemu before 2.10.1, in the Network Block Device (NBD) server's initial connection negotiation, where the I/O coroutine was undefined. This could crash the qemu-nbd server if a client sent unexpected data during connection negotiation. A remote user or process could use this flaw to crash the qemu-nbd server resulting in denial of service.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5.46%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 93
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)
CWEs
- CWE-617
- CWE-20
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/21/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99944
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2628
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3472
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7539
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2b0bbc4f8809c972bad134bc1a2570dbb01dea0b
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ff82911cd3f69f028f2537825c9720ff78bc3f19
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/07/21/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99944
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2628
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3466
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3470
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3471
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3473
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3474
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7539
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2b0bbc4f8809c972bad134bc1a2570dbb01dea0b
- https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ff82911cd3f69f028f2537825c9720ff78bc3f19
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