{"cve":"CVE-2012-3515","nvd":{"published":"2012-11-23T20:55:03.523","modified":"2026-06-16T23:43:23.150","status":"Modified","description":"Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a \"device model's address space.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu-stable-0.15.git%3Ba=log","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00001.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","opensuse:opensuse","qemu:qemu","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","redhat:virtualization","suse:linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:linux_enterprise_server","suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit","xen:xen"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:27:27.940201468+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-3515","score":0.00528,"percentile":0.44706,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}