CVE-2015-5225
QEMU VNC Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the server display surface.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 6, 2015, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 12:52 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-5225 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue was found in the QEMU emulator's VNC display driver. It could occur while refreshing the VNC server's display surface using the vnc_refresh_server_surface() routine. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to corrupt the heap memory and crash the QEMU process instance, or to potentially use it to execute arbitrary code on the host. Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the server display surface. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1772 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1837 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5225 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255896 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the server display surface. A heap-based buffer overflow issue was found in the QEMU emulator's VNC display driver. It could occur while refreshing the VNC server's display surface using the vnc_refresh_server_surface() routine. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to corrupt the heap memory and crash the QEMU process instance, or to potentially use it to execute arbitrary code on the host. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1772 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5225 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1837 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255896 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3348 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5225 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.09 }} 0.00%
score
0.37823
percentile