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.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/06/3
https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/7882080388be5088e72c425b02223c02e6cb4295
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg05458.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1180-security-advisory-13
Source: MITRE
Published: 2020-01-23
Updated: 2022-02-20
Type: CWE-120
Base Score: 4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 8
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 2.8
Severity: MEDIUM