7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-5201
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization VDSM and Libvirt Spice Authentication Bypass
Description

VDSM and libvirt in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H) 7-7.x before 7-7.2-20151119.0 and 6-6.x before 6-6.7-20151117.0 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization before 3.5.6 when VSDM is run with -spice disable-ticketing and a VM is suspended and then restored, allows remote attackers to log in without authentication via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 25, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5201 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_virtualization
2 Redhat enterprise_virtualization_hypervisor
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-2015-5201.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-5201 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253882 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273144 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015-2527.html Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-5201 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253882 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273144 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015-2527.html Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-5201 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5201 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-5201
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253882
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273144
    Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015-2527.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2015-5201 RHEV: vdsm spice disable-ticketing and VM suspend and restore allows auth bypass VDSM and libvirt in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H) 7-7.x before 7-7.2-20151119.0 and 6-6.x before 6-6.7-20151117.0 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization before 3.5.6 when VSDM is run with -spice disable-ticketing and a VM is suspended and then restored, allows remote attackers to log in without authentication via unspecified vectors.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015:2527 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5201 [Vendor Advisory]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description VDSM and libvirt in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H) 7-7.x before 7-7.2-20151119.0 and 6-6.x before 6-6.7-20151117.0 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization before 3.5.6 when VSDM is run with -spice disable-ticketing and a VM is suspended and then restored, allows remote attackers to log in without authentication via unspecified vectors. CVE-2015-5201 RHEV: vdsm spice disable-ticketing and VM suspend and restore allows auth bypass
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5201 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015:2527 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-5201 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-5201 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253882 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253882 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273144 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273144 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015-2527.html No Types Assigned https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015-2527.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-306
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6-6.0 up to (excluding) 6-6.7-20151117.0 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization_hypervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7-7.0 up to (excluding) 7-7.2-20151119.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5201 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.44 }} 0.00%

score

0.70878

percentile

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