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CVE-2015-8818 Detail

Current Description

The cpu_physical_memory_write_rom_internal function in exec.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) does not properly skip MMIO regions, which allows local privileged guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  12/29/2016
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.1 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=b242e0e0e2969c044a318e56f7988bbd84de1f63 Issue Tracking Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2670.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2671.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2704.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2705.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2706.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/01/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/01/10 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300771 Issue Tracking

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8818
NVD Published Date:
12/29/2016
NVD Last Modified:
01/04/2018