Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39188

Out-of-bounds write in QEMU - CVE-2015-8619

Published: April 13, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39188

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8619

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: QEMU

Affected software:
QEMU

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The Human Monitor Interface support in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and application crash).

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