NULL pointer dereference in Qemu

CVE-2015-7549

The MSI-X MMIO support in hw/pci/msix.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to define the .write method.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Qemu
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7549?
CVE-2015-7549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2017-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2015-7549?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-7549 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.