CVE-2017-13672

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Elevated

5.5

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the VGA display emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving display update.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 72.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 1, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (22)

cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00042.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/30/3
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100540
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0816
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1104
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1113
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2162
cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486560
cve@mitrehttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-08/msg04684.html
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3575-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00042.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3991
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/30/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100540

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-13672(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

RHSA-2018:2162
Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	qemu-utils (1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.22) @ xenial	2026-05-22	ubuntu
redhat	qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.1	2018-07-10	redhat
redhat	qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.10.0-21.el7	2018-04-11	redhat
redhat	qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-156.el7	2018-04-10	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(4)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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2026-05-20 11:33 UTCOSV refresh

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCDavidBuchanan314/CVE-2017-13672
First seen Dec 22, 2017
POCs for CVE-2017-13672 (OOB read in VGA Cirrus QEMU driver, causing DoS)
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-13672?

CVE-2017-13672 is a medium vulnerability published on September 1, 2017. QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with the VGA display emulator support, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving display update.

When was CVE-2017-13672 disclosed?

CVE-2017-13672 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 1, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-13672 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-13672 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 72.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-13672?

CVE-2017-13672 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-13672?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-13672, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2017-13672

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