CVE-2015-8504
Qemu VNC SetPixelFormat Denial of Service
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 11, 2017, 7:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected QEMU, QEMU-KVM, or Xen packages.
- Use your system's package manager for updates.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-8504.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8504 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-2015-8504
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-8504 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-8504 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4c65fed8bdf96780735dbdb92a8 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/7 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78708 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289541 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 -
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 Removed Reference http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=4c65fed8bdf96780735dbdb92a8 [Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=4c65fed8bdf96780735dbdb92a8 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=4c65fed8bdf96780735dbdb92a8 Patch http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=4c65fed8bdf96780735dbdb92a8 Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289541 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289541 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-189 Added CWE NIST CWE-369 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.4.1 *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469 [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] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289541 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289541 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78708 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78708 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=4c65fed8bdf96780735dbdb92a8 No Types Assigned http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=4c65fed8bdf96780735dbdb92a8 Patch Added CWE CWE-189 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Base CVSS Score: 3.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.81 }} -1.26%
score
0.85559
percentile