CVE-2012-6075

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-12-16
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

Buffer overflow in the e1000_receive function in the e1000 device driver (hw/e1000.c) in QEMU 1.3.0-rc2 and other versions, when the SBP and LPE flags are disabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) and possibly execute arbitrary guest code via a large packet.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kvm)	ELSA-2013-0608	2013-03-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (xen)	ELSA-2013-0599	2013-03-06
Oracle Linux version 6 (qemu-kvm)	ELSA-2013-0609	2013-03-07