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CVE-2018-12617· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

qmp_guest_file_read in qga/commands-posix.c and qga/commands-win32.c in qemu-ga (aka QEMU Guest Agent) in QEMU 2.12.50 has an integer overfl

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 38/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 25% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 97.8% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: qemu (Debian:12) 1:3.1+dfsg-1; qemu (Debian:8) 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u10; qemu (Debian:9) 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u6.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to qemu (Debian:12) 1:3.1+dfsg-1; qemu (Debian:8) 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u10; qemu (Debian:9) 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

qmp_guest_file_read in qga/commands-posix.c and qga/commands-win32.c in qemu-ga (aka QEMU Guest Agent) in QEMU 2.12.50 has an integer overflow causing a g_malloc0() call to trigger a segmentation fault when trying to allocate a large memory chunk. The vulnerability can be exploited by sending a crafted QMP command (including guest-file-read with a large count value) to the agent via the listening socket.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Jun 21, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
25.1% · 98th percentile

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Action score

38

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
8 / 30 · 25.1%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
qemuqemu
canonicalubuntu linux
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux16.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux18.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux18.10
  • debian debian linux8.0
  • debian debian linux9.0
  • qemu qemuup to 2.12.50 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12qemubefore 1:3.1+dfsg-11:3.1+dfsg-1
Debian:8qemubefore 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u101:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u10
Debian:9qemubefore 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u61:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u6
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3qemubefore 2.9.1-6.19.112.9.1-6.19.11
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15qemubefore 2.11.2-9.9.12.11.2-9.9.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3kvmbefore 1.4.2-53.23.21.4.2-53.23.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3xenbefore 4.2.5_21-45.25.14.2.5_21-45.25.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4kvmbefore 1.4.2-60.15.21.4.2-60.15.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSSqemubefore 2.0.2-48.43.32.0.2-48.43.3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSSxenbefore 4.4.4_34-22.71.24.4.4_34-22.71.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1qemubefore 2.3.1-33.12.12.3.1-33.12.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1xenbefore 4.5.5_24-22.52.34.5.5_24-22.52.3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4xenbefore 4.4.4_34-61.32.14.4.4_34-61.32.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7qemubefore 2.6.2-41.43.32.6.2-41.43.3

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:qemu1:3.1+dfsg-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:kvm1.4.2-53.23.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:qemu2.0.2-48.43.3 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:xen4.4.4_34-61.32.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos2018-06-22

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoCsame day
  3. TodayOct 13, 2026+3036 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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