Vulnerability in Qemu
CVE-2015-8504
Qemu, when built with VNC display driver support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (arithmetic exception and application crash) via crafted SetPixelFormat messages from a client.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qemu — versions 2.5.0
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.qemu-project.org/
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/78708 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8504?
- CVE-2015-8504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-04-11.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8504?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8504 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.