Input validation error in QEMU - CVE-2015-8504

 

Input validation error in QEMU - CVE-2015-8504

Published: April 11, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39210
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8504
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Qemu, when built with VNC display driver support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (arithmetic exception and application crash) via crafted SetPixelFormat messages from a client.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-8504

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources