CVE-2015-5279
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 None
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2015-5279
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2015-09-28T16:59:02
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-13T00:52:48
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.4.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5279 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5279 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:46:08 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 06:32:18 | 2015-09-28T16:59Z | 2015-09-28T16:59:02 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 06:32:18 | 2021-11-17T22:15:42 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 06:32:18 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 17:05:11 | 2023-02-02T16:17:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 17:05:11 | 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. | A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the way QEMU's NE2000 NIC emulation implementation handled certain packets received over the network. A privileged user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU instance (denial of service) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 17:05:14 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 01:06:10 | 2023-02-13T00:52:48 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 01:06:10 | A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the way QEMU's NE2000 NIC emulation implementation handled certain packets received over the network. A privileged user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU instance (denial of service) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the host. | 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. | Description | updated |