6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-3247
SPICE Race Condition in guest worker Update
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 8, 2015, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 12, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-3247 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node
1 Spice_project spice
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-3247.

URL Resource
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/spice-devel/2015-October/022191.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00018.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1713.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1714.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1715.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3354
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033459
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033460
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033753
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2736-1

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-3247 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A race condition flaw, leading to a heap-based memory corruption, was found in spice's worker_update_monitors_config() function, which runs under the QEMU-KVM context on the host. A user in a guest could leverage this flaw to crash the host QEMU-KVM process or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the host QEMU-KVM process. 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.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1713 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1714 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1715 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3247 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233238 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. A race condition flaw, leading to a heap-based memory corruption, was found in spice's worker_update_monitors_config() function, which runs under the QEMU-KVM context on the host. A user in a guest could leverage this flaw to crash the host QEMU-KVM process or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the host QEMU-KVM process.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3247 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1715 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1714 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1713 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233238 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033753 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2736-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033460 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3354 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/spice-devel/2015-October/022191.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:spice_project:spice:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1715.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1715.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1713.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1713.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1714.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1714.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CWE CWE-362
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-3247 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-3247 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation CAPEC-26: Leveraging Race Conditions Leveraging Race Conditions CAPEC-29: Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.90 }} 0.08%

score

0.80954

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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