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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:28 a.m.

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

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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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/spice-devel/2015-October/022191.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00018.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1713.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1714.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1715.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3354
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033459
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033460
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033753
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2736-1
  • 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:

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