CVE-2015-3247

Description

Race condition in the worker_update_monitors_config function in SPICE 0.12.4 allows a remote authenticated guest user to cause a denial of service (heap-based memory corruption and QEMU-KVM crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.69% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2736-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3354 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1715.html vendor advisory
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/spice-devel/2015-October/022191.html mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00018.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033460 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033459 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033753 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1714.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1713.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3247?
CVE-2015-3247 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3247?
To fix CVE-2015-3247, 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-2015-3247 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-3247 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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