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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.8% 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
- 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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00026.html (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- 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)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00005.html (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00011.html (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/04/4 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/5 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, 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.