Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2015-5279

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Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2015-5279

Published: August 5, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33997
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5279
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1. A remote attacker can use vectors related to receiving packets. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

QEMU
qemu (Alpine package)
xen
Fedora

How to mitigate CVE-2015-5279

Install update from vendor's website.

QEMU - update to 2.4.0.1
qemu (Alpine package) - update to 1.6.2-r6
xen - addressed in versions 4.4.3-4.fc21, 4.5.1-9.fc22, 4.5.1-9.fc23

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