CVE-2015-8666

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8666
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-11 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.9 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.9HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary3.3AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.5.0 rc0 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
oss-security - CVE request Qemu: acpi: heap based buffer overrun during VM migration af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.qemu-project.org
QEMU CVE-2015-8666 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 1283722 – CVE-2015-8666 Qemu: acpi: heap based buffer overrun during VM migration af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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/commit MITRE git.qemu-project.org
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