Buffer Overflow in QEMU's pcnet_receive Function Allows Remote Code Execution

Buffer Overflow in QEMU's pcnet_receive Function Allows Remote Code Execution

CVE-2015-7512 · CRITICAL Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Buffer overflow in the pcnet_receive function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU, when a guest NIC has a larger MTU, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large packet.

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