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Status published
Medium
CVE-2015-5745
Buffer overflow in the send_control_msg function in hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c in QEMU...
Vulnerability Description
Buffer overflow in the send_control_msg function in hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c in QEMU before 2.4.0 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via a crafted virtio control message.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg05458.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/5
- https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/7882080388be5088e72c425b02223c02e6cb4295
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1180-security-advisory-13
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
before 2.4.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 23rd, 2020
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.