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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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3469-1 qemu security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3470-1 qemu-kvm security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3471-1 qemu security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2828-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:28.099Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-7512

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-01-08T21:59:02.637

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-7512

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-11-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7512 - Bugzilla

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