CVE-2015-5260

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in SPICE before 0.12.6 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (heap-based memory corruption and QEMU-KVM crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via QXL commands related to the surface_id parameter.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1890.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-05 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2766-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/spice-devel/2015-October/022191.html mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1889.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260822
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3371 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033753 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77019 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5260?
CVE-2015-5260 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5260?
To fix CVE-2015-5260, 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-2015-5260 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5260 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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