High severity · published Apr 11, 2017
CVE-2015-8666
Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator
7.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
QE
Qemu · Qemu
through 2.4.1; 2.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8666
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8666
git.qemu-project.org
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
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