CVE-2012-0029

high
Published 2012-01-27 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.4
VIR risk
7.4

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0029

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/47741

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/47740

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1
debian debiansidfixed4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.1.3~rc1+hg-20120614.a9c0a89c08f2-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
kvm_groupqemu-kvm0.12

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.