Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-8556
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Gentoo QEMU package before 2.5.0-r1.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2015-8556
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8556
1.63%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 88 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-8556
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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10.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
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10.0
|
NIST | |
10.0
|
CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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6.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-8556
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The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-8556
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39010/
QEMU (Gentoo) - Local Privilege EscalationExploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134948/Gentoo-QEMU-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
Gentoo QEMU Local Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet StormExploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201602-01) — Gentoo securityExploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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