Out-of-bounds Write Affecting qemu-project/qemu package, versions [,2.5.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-QEMUPROJECTQEMU-3006919
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Apr 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Apr 2017

CVE-2015-8666  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade qemu-project/qemu to version 2.5.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.

CVSS Scores

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