CVE-2018-7550

The load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in Quick Emulator (aka QEMU) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a…

published March 1, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in Quick Emulator (aka QEMU) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a mh_load_end_addr value greater than mh_bss_end_addr, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or write memory access.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00610 · 48.5th percentile
Published
2018-03-01T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 MAR 00:00Z
    The load_multiboot function in hw/i386/multiboot.c in Quick Emulator (aka QEMU) allows local guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a…
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