CVE-2015-8666
high
CVSS v3
7.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.9
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
76%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:2.5+dfsg-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
References
- http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8666
CWEs
CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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