CVE-2012-6075

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 13 Feb 2013, 01:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 21:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.3 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
7.52% LOW
8% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Feb 2013, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 21:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Buffer overflow in the e1000_receive function in the e1000 device driver (hw/e1000.c) in QEMU 1.3.0-rc2 and other versions, when the SBP and LPE flags are disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) and possibly execute arbitrary guest code via a large packet.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 7.52%• Percentile: 92%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-120•Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

    The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    10.04 | 11.10 | 12.04 | 12.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    6.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    16 | 17 | 18

  • opensuse•opensuse

    12.1 | 12.2

  • qemu•qemu

    < 1.3.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    5.0 | 6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_eus

    5.9 | 6.4

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    5.0 | 6.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

    5.9 | 6.4

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    5.0 | 6.0

  • redhat•virtualization

    3.0

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    11:sp1

References (22)