CVE-2017-6058

Buffer overflow in NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf in hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when...

7.5 HighFix available

Buffer overflow in NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf in hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when the VLANSTRIP feature is enabled on the vmxnet3 device, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to VLAN stripping.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.92%Up 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2017-6058
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-6058
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-15126 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-15126
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3wcr-p8pv-4w4w 7.5

Buffer overflow in NetRxPkt::ehdr_buf in hw/net/net_rx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when...

Record: GHSA-3wcr-p8pv-4w4w
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2017-6058 7.5

CVE-2017-6058 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2017-6058
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2017-6058
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6058 7.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6058
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1 No score

qemu-6.1.0-32.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the qemu-6.1.0-32.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

qemu

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`qemu` Debian:12	before 1:2.8+dfsg-3	1:2.8+dfsg-3
`qemu` Debian:13	before 1:2.8+dfsg-3	1:2.8+dfsg-3
`qemu` Debian:14	before 1:2.8+dfsg-3	1:2.8+dfsg-3
`qemu` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 135 CVEs	before 6.1.0-32.1	6.1.0-32.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-6058 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Qemu, published March 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.92%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in qemu 1:2.8+dfsg-3.

References

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