CVE-2012-0029

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-01-27
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_tx_desc function in the e1000 emulation (hw/e1000.c) in qemu-kvm 0.12, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted legacy mode packets.

See more information about CVE-2012-0029 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.4
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kvm)	ELSA-2012-0051	2012-01-23
Oracle Linux version 5 (xen)	ELSA-2012-0370	2012-03-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (qemu-kvm)	ELSA-2012-0050	2012-01-23