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CVE-2015-8701

6.5 · MEDIUM

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the Rocker switch emulation support is vulnerable to an off-by-one error.

Published Dec 29, 2016CWE-193EPSS 0.39%

Overview

CVE-2015-8701 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 29, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the Rocker switch emulation support is vulnerable to an off-by-one error. It happens while processing transmit (tx) descriptors in 'tx_consume' routine, if a descriptor was to have more than allowed (ROCKER_TX_FRAGS_MAX=16) fragments. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to cause memory leakage on the host or crash the QEMU process instance resulting in DoS issue.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/28/6Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/29/1Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/79706Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1286971Reflists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-12/msg04629.htmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/28/6Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/29/1Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/79706Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1286971

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8701?

CVE-2015-8701 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 29, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-8701?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-8701?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-8701?

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