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 over last 30 days · oldest: 0.056 · newest: 0.056 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qemu
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11, 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11, 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 11, 12
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00017.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79721 (Mailing List, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00058.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00012.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2891-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00010.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176558.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175967.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/10 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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.