CVE-2015-8504

Description

Qemu, when built with VNC display driver support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (arithmetic exception and application crash) via crafted SetPixelFormat messages from a client.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.08% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289541 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4c65fed8bdf96780735dbdb92a8
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78708 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8504?
CVE-2015-8504 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8504?
To fix CVE-2015-8504, 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-2015-8504 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8504 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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