UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8666

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-8666
Downstream
USN-2891-1
Published: 31 Dec 2015, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 02:56

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
7.9 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Dec 2015, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 02:56
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.9CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•qemu

    < 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22

References (4)