CVE-2015-8666

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.

Category

7.9
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722 issue tracking third party advisory
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8666?
CVE-2015-8666 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8666?
To fix CVE-2015-8666, 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-2015-8666 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8666 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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