CVE-2012-0029 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the e1000 network emulation within qemu-kvm, allowing guest OS users to crash QEMU or potentially execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.4, indicating high severity due to its network-adjacent attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kvm_group:qemu-kvm:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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