7.9
HIGH
CVE-2015-8666
QEMU Q35-Chipset-Based PC System Emulator Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2017, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

1.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8666 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Qemu qemu
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-2015-8666.

URL Resource
http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-8666 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-8666 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.

  • 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
    Removed Reference http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb Patch http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html Mailing List, 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-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    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:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html [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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb No Types Assigned http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=d9a3b33d2c9f996537b7f1d0246dee2d0120cefb Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283722 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.28106

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