CVE-2015-8666
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201602-01
Severity Score
7.9
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.
Desbordamiento de búfer basado en memoria dinámica en QEMU, cuando se construye con el emulador de sistema de PC basado en el chipset Q35.
Qinghao Tang discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled PCI MSI-X support. An attacker inside the guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10. Lian Yihan discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled the VNC server. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Timeline
- 2015-12-24 CVE Reserved
- 2016-02-03 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1 | 2023-02-12 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 | 2023-02-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | <= 2.4.1 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version " <= 2.4.1" | - |
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| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | 2.5.0 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version "2.5.0" | rc0 |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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