Buffer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2015-8666
Published: April 11, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39213
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8666
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU
QEMU
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to a crash the entire system.
Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8666
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01