Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
Scope
Changed
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.07% (30th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-QEMU-1558452
- published 11 Apr 2017
- disclosed 11 Apr 2017
Introduced: 11 Apr 2017
CVE-2015-8666 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 qemu to version 1:2.5+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8666
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8666
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb