CVE-2015-8504

Summary

CVECVE-2015-8504
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-11 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionQemu, when built with VNC display driver support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (arithmetic exception and application crash) via crafted SetPixelFormat messages from a client.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-369 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary3.5AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.5.0 rc0 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.5.0 rc1 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.5.0 rc2 All All
Application Qemu Qemu All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3469-1 qemu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3470-1 qemu-kvm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.qemu-project.org
Bug 1289541 – CVE-2015-8504 Qemu: ui: vnc: avoid floating point exception af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3471-1 qemu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Qemu: ui: vnc: avoid floating point exception af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
QEMU 'ui/vnc.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201602-01) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commitdiff MITRE git.qemu-project.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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