Vulnerability in Qemu

CVE-2015-8567

Memory leak in net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.056 (92.6th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-8567: held from 0.056 to 0.056.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.056 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8567?
CVE-2015-8567 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2017-04-13.
How severe is CVE-2015-8567?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-8567 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.