CVE-2015-8666

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

CVSS v3 7.9 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 3.3 LOW

7.9^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.5 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

3.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	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
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:rc0::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-04-11 19:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2015-8666

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8666

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8666

JSON object : View

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

qemu

qemu

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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