CVE-2015-8817
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8817 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-12-29 22:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built to use 'address_space_translate' to map an address to a MemoryRegionSection is vulnerable to an OOB r/w access issue. It could occur while doing pci_dma_read/write calls. Affects QEMU versions >= 1.6.0 and <= 2.3.1. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the guest instance resulting in DoS. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.000880000 probability, percentile 0.248470000 (date 2026-05-11)
Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-787 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 1.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 1.6.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 1.6.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 1.6.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 1.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 1.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 1.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.0.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.0.0 | rc0 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.0.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.0.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.1.0 | rc0 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.1.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.1.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.1.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.1.0 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | 2.3.1 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 1300771 – CVE-2015-8817 CVE-2015-8818 Qemu: OOB access in address_space_rw leads to segmentation fault | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request Qemu: OOB access in address_space_rw leads to segmentation fault | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch |
| git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.qemu.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| [Qemu-stable] [PATCH for v2.3.1] exec: Respect as_translate_internal len | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.gnu.org | Mailing List |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.qemu.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request Qemu: OOB access in address_space_rw leads to segmentation fault | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch |
| git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit | MITRE | git.qemu.org | |
| git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit | MITRE | git.qemu.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2015-8817 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.