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    CVE-2015-5745

    Buffer overflow in the send_control_msg function in hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c in QEMU before 2.4.0 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via a crafted virtio control message.

    Published:Jul 23, 2015
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jan 23, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.01921
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Arista
    Product
    Eos
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Qemu
    Product
    Qemu

    Exploits

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/5http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/5

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2024-27892 (CVSS 7.2) — Affected platforms running Arista EOS with OpenConfig configured, a gNMI Set request can be run when it should…
    CVE-2024-27890 (CVSS 7.2) — Affected platforms running Arista EOS with OpenConfig configured, a gNMI Set request can be run when it should…
    CVE-2024-27891 (CVSS 6.9) — On affected platforms running Arista EOS with MACsec and egress ACLs configured on the same interfaces, the AC…
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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/5
    https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/7882080388be5088e72c425b02223c02e6cb4295
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg05458.html
    https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1180-security-advisory-13
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/5
    https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/7882080388be5088e72c425b02223c02e6cb4295
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg05458.html
    https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1180-security-advisory-13

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