CVE-2015-8666 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in QEMU, specifically when configured with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator. This flaw primarily impacts Debian QEMU installations. With a CVSS score of 7.9 (High), it presents a significant risk, allowing a highly privileged attacker to achieve high integrity and availability impact through local access with low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
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