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High severity7.9NVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8666

CVE-2015-8666

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in QEMU, when built with the Q35-chipset-based PC system emulator.

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Affected products

4

QEMU/Qemu3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.4.1
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

6

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/24/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/79670nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01nvdThird Party Advisory
git.qemu-project.orgnvd

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