CVE-2015-5745
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.2%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-5745
To remediate CVE-2015-5745, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.4+dfsg-1a or later
Is CVE-2015-5745 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.4+dfsg-1a
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |