CVE-2014-8106

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Cirrus VGA emulator (hw/display/cirrus_vga.c) in QEMU before 2.2.0 allows local guest users to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to blit regions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-1320.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/04/8 mailing list
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf25983345ca44aec3dd92c57142be45452bd38a
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0795.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0624.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154656.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0891.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71477 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0643.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99126 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/60364 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0349.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0868.html vendor advisory
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-12/msg00508.html mailing list
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3532a0db02296e687711b8cdc7791924efccea0
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3088 vendor advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200892
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3087 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0867.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8106?
CVE-2014-8106 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8106?
To fix CVE-2014-8106, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8106 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8106 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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