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CVE-2015-7512

Published: 30 November 2015

Buffer overflow in the pcnet_receive function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU, when a guest NIC has a larger MTU, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large packet.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.0

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
qemu
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.21)
upstream Needs triage

vivid
Released (1:2.2+dfsg-5expubuntu9.7)
wily
Released (1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9.1)
qemu-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.26)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.0
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H