What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-0029?

CVE-2012-0029 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.4 (High). CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Qemu Kvm CVE-2012-0029

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-01-27 secalert@redhat.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service RCE Qemu Kvm

7.4

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.4 HIGH

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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CVSS VectorNVD

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Adjacent

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 27, 2012 - 15:55 cve.org

HIGH 7.4

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Kvm Group Qemu-Kvm.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.