CVE-2007-2893

xen NE2000 RX Frame Heap Overflow

Published May 30, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bx_ne2k_c::rx_frame function in iodev/ne2k.cc in the emulated NE2000 device in Bochs 2.3 allows local users of the guest operating system to write to arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges on the host operating system via vectors that cause TXCNT register values to exceed the device memory size, aka "RX Frame heap overflow."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-2885 Heap-based buffer overflow in the bx_ne2k_c::rx_frame function in iodev/ne2k.cc in the emulated NE2000 device in Bochs 2.3 allows local users of the guest operating system to write to arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges on the host operating system via vectors that cause TXCNT register values to exceed the device memory size, aka "RX Frame heap overflow."
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:57 PM
Reserved
May 29, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 30, 2007, 1:30 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:40 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 20, 2007, 12:00 AM