CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2017-5973
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.46%
Original NVD Description
The xhci_kick_epctx function in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to control transfer descriptor sequence.
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