Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.5+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-QEMU-5693958
  • published16 Oct 2017
  • disclosed16 Oct 2017

Introduced: 16 Oct 2017

CVE-2015-7504  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pcnet_receive function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU allows guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of packets in loopback mode.

CVSS Scores

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