CVE-2015-3209

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PCNET controller in QEMU allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a packet with TXSTATUS_STARTPACKET set and then a crafted packet with TXSTATUS_DEVICEOWNS set.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.54% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2630-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00027.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1087.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00015.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160669.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10698 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3286 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160677.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00029.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1088.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1089.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00027.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-02 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00014.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3284 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75123 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00030.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032545 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00007.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-135.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00020.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1189.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160685.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3285 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1180-security-advisory-13 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3209?
CVE-2015-3209 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3209?
To fix CVE-2015-3209, 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-2015-3209 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3209 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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