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.
Published: 2020-01-23
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3348-1 qemu security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3349-1 qemu-kvm security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5691 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2724-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01026}

epss

{'score': 0.01476}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.271Z

Reserved: 2015-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5745

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-23T20:15:12.090

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:33:45.560

Link: CVE-2015-5745

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-07-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5745 - Bugzilla

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