Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting qemu-kvm-tools-rhev package, versions <10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-QEMUKVMTOOLSRHEV-5065240
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed22 Aug 2015

Introduced: 22 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-5225  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 qemu-kvm-tools-rhev to version 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1772.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu-kvm-tools-rhev package and not the qemu-kvm-tools-rhev package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the server display surface.

CVSS Scores

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