CVE-2015-5239
qemu-kvm - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 8.4%
Description
Integer overflow in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.1.0 allows attachers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a CLIENT_CUT_TEXT message, which triggers an infinite loop.
How to fix CVE-2015-5239
To remediate CVE-2015-5239, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 2.1+dfsg-1 or later
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u14 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u14 or later
Is CVE-2015-5239 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 8.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.1+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u14
- from 0, < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u14
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 |