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 mh_load_end_addr value greater than
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 49.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-03-01 00:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 06:31Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-02-27
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 23e7d80e7141c0d0dc990252e2a8a7593ee94b8b5ce92fac4cf6c6dc35153c6f
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1369https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1369
- lists.gnu.org[qemu-devel] 20180228 [PATCH] multiboot: check mh_load_end_addr address fieldhttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-02/msg06890.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180417 [SECURITY] [DLA 1351-1] qemu security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00016.html
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3649-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3649-1/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-4213https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4213
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20180417 [SECURITY] [DLA 1350-1] qemu-kvm security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00015.html
- www.securityfocus.com103181http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103181
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1549798
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:2462https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2462
- github.comhttps://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-f49v-45qp-cv53
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- qemu Fixed in 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- qemu Fixed in 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- qemu Fixed in 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- qemu Fixed in 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.41
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- qemu Fixed in 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.28
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- qemu Fixed in 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.