Buffer overflow in Qemu
CVE-2015-5279
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3361 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169036.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167369.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/3 (mailing-list)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03984.html (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1896.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.html (vendor-advisory)
- git.qemu.org/
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.html (vendor-advisory)