CVE-2015-5225

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Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest

Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the server display surface.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00167

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CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules1 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

redhat openstackall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
qemu<= 2.4.0

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productmediumPotentially Suspicious Usage Of Qemu

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Scoring & Timeline

7.2

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD06 Nov 2015 · 09:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1
usnUSN-2724-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:1837Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:1772Important

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165484.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/166798.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1772.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1837.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3348

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/21/6

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76506

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033547

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-08/msg02495.html

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01

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