CVE-2011-4111
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Buffer overflow in the ccid_card_vscard_handle_message function in hw/ccid-card-passthru.c in QEMU before 0.15.2 and 1.x before 1.0-rc4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted VSC_ATR message.
Find out more about CVE-2011-4111 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does not affect versions of kvm package as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (qemu-kvm) | RHSA-2011:1801 | 2011-12-08 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (qemu-kvm) | RHSA-2011:1777 | 2011-12-06 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.1) | RHSA-2011:1801 | 2011-12-08 |
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