Skip to content

CVE-2012-0029 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 c...

HighCVSS 7.4 EPSS 0.90%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/xen(Debian:12) < 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1
debian/xen(Debian:13) < 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1
debian/xen(Debian:14) < 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1 4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1
kvm group qemu-kvm = 0.12 No fix listed

References