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CVE-2012-6075

Buffer overflow in the e1000_receive function in the e1000 device driver (hw/e1000.c) in QEMU 1.3.0-rc2 and other versio

Buffer overflow in the e1000_receive function in the e1000 device driver (hw/e1000.c) in QEMU 1.3.0-rc2 and other versions, when the SBP and LPE flags are disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) and possibly execute arbitrary guest code via a large packet.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.07525
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

12
qemu< 1.3.0
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
opensuseall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server ausall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumPotentially Suspicious Usage Of Qemu
productmediumPowershell Detect Virtualization Environment
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD13 Feb 2013 · 01:55 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0944-1
rhsaRHSA-2013:0636Moderate
usnUSN-1692-1
rhsaRHSA-2013:0639Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097541.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097575.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/097705.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2012-12/msg00533.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
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