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CVE-2015-8556
CRITICAL
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Gentoo QEMU package before 2.5.0-r1.
Published: Mar 24, 2017
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-362
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| qemu | qemu | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-ggvf-46pm-9ccw
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Gentoo QEMU package before 2.5.0-r1.
References (6)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134948/Gentoo-QEMU-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39010/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134948/Gentoo-QEMU-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39010/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
10.0 / 10
EPSS Score
13.37%
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
44 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub