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CVE-2017-6414

Published: 15 March 2017

Memory leak in the vcard_apdu_new function in card_7816.c in libcacard before 2.5.3 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via vectors related to allocating a new APDU object.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libcacard
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
xenial Needed

kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
disco Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (1:2.5.0-3)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.5.0-3)
Patches:
upstream: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/?id=9113dc6a303604a2d9812ac70c17d076ef11886

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H