Buffer Overflow Affecting qemu package, versions <2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.21
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
3.22% (92nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-QEMU-427329
- published 8 Jan 2016
- disclosed 8 Jan 2016
Introduced: 8 Jan 2016
CVE-2015-7512 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 qemu to version 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.21 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Buffer overflow in the pcnet_receive function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU, when a guest NIC has a larger MTU, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large packet.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-7512
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7512
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=8b98a2f07175d46c3f7217639bd5e03f
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/30/3
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2694.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2695.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2696.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78230
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2694
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2695
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2696
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7512
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1285061
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8b98a2f07175d46c3f7217639bd5e03f
CVSS Scores
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