CVE-2012-3515
Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS gu
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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a "device model's address space."
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- n/a n/a
Version range not reported
References 25
secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com
git.qemu.org
security.gentoo.org
debian.org
lists.opensuse.org
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00027.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00024.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00016.html
- opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00051.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00026.html