Vulnerability in Arista Eos
CVE-2015-5278
The ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Arista Eos — versions 4.12, 4.13, 4.14
- Qemu — versions before 2.4.0.1
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21, 22, 23
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03985.html (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/2 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5278?
- CVE-2015-5278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arista Eos, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5278?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.