CVE-2012-3515
Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a "device model's…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a "device model's address space."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · xen/xen · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/linux enterprise software development kit · redhat/virtualization · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu-stable-0.15.git%3Ba=log
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00024.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00051.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1233.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1234.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1235.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1236.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1262.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1325.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50472Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50528Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50530Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50632Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50689Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50860Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50913Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.