Vulnerability in Arista Eos
CVE-2015-6815
The process_tx_desc function in hw/net/e1000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 does not properly process transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and guest crash) via unspecified vectors.
EPSS: 0.010 (58.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Arista Eos — versions 4.12, 4.13, 4.14
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo — versions 11.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Novell Suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Qemu — versions before 2.4.0.1
- Xen — versions 4.4.3, 4.5.1
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21, 22, 23
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6815?
- CVE-2015-6815 is a low-severity vulnerability in Arista Eos, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2020-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2015-6815?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.