CVE-2015-5158
QEMU SCSI-Device Denial of Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c in QEMU, when built with SCSI-device emulation support, allows guest OS users with CAP_SYS_RAWIO permissions to cause a denial of service (instance crash) via an invalid opcode in a SCSI command descriptor block.
INFO
Published Date :
April 12, 2016, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the QEMU packages to the latest version.
- Restart the affected systems after the update.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-5158.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76016 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033095 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg04558.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-02 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76016 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033095 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg04558.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-02 | Third Party Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5158 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-5158
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-5158 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-5158 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76016 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033095 Added Reference https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg04558.html Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-02 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76016 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76016 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033095 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033095 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg04558.html Vendor Advisory https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg04558.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-02 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-02 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-119 Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 up to (excluding) 2.4.0 *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg04558.html No Types Assigned https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-07/msg04558.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 13, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} -0.04%
score
0.24906
percentile