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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8666

HighCVSS 7.9 / 10
Published Apr 11, 2017·Last modified Apr 28, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.9

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs high-level or administrative privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
7.2

Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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