Buffer overflow in Qemu
CVE-2015-3456
The Floppy Disk Controller (FDC) in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.5.x and earlier and KVM, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and guest crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) FD_CMD_READ_ID…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.193 (95.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Qemu
- Xen — versions 4.5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 5, 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_virtualization — versions 3.0
- Redhat Openstack — versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 37053 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- 1032306 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- SUSE-SU-2015:0889 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- DSA-3259 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- SUSE-SU-2015:0929 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- SUSE-SU-2015:0896 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- GLSA-201612-27 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- RHSA-2015:0999 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3456?
- CVE-2015-3456 is a vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-05-13.
- Is CVE-2015-3456 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.