VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-0029
CVSS score7.4 HIGH
EPSS probability0.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-01-27
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer