CVE-2015-5225

Description

Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the server display surface.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-08/msg02495.html mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1837.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165484.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3348 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1772.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033547 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/21/6 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76506 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166798.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5225?
CVE-2015-5225 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5225?
To fix CVE-2015-5225, 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-2015-5225 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5225 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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