CVE-2012-0029
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2012-0029 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 7.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| 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 5 (xen) | RHSA-2012:0370 | 2012-03-07 |
| RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 (rhev-hypervisor6) | RHSA-2012:0109 | 2012-02-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (qemu-kvm) | RHSA-2012:0050 | 2012-01-23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization 5 (xen) | RHSA-2012:0370 | 2012-03-07 |
| RHEV Agents (VDSM) | RHSA-2012:0168 | 2012-02-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization 5 (kvm) | RHSA-2012:0051 | 2012-01-23 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Nicolae Mogoreanu for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation