Stack-based buffer overflow in the vrend_decode_set_framebuffer_state function in…
Priority LOW 25CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the vrend_decode_set_framebuffer_state function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 926b9b3460a48f6454d8bbe9e44313d86a65447f, as used in Quick Emulator (QEMU), allows a local guest users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the "nr_cbufs" argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0039 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.6.0 | Vulnerable | Virglrenderer Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | QEMU |
- cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·Virglrenderer Project
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·QEMU
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5957
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97qh-pwfw-7gj4
References
More Virglrenderer Project Virglrenderer vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00078 Out-of-bounds write in virglrenderer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-13392 A heap-based buffer overflow in the vrend_renderer_transfer_write_iov function in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-03585 The parse_instruction function in gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_text.c in virglrenderer… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2019-13393 An out-of-bounds read in the vrend_blit_need_swizzle function in vrend_renderer.c in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2017-04195 Memory leak in the vrend_create_vertex_elements_state function in vrend_renderer.c in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2017-04149 Memory leak in the add_shader_program function in vrend_renderer.c in virglrenderer… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-5957 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-5957 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-97qh-pwfw-7gj4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-5957 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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