CVE-2015-5279
QEMU Ne2000 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 28, 2015, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 12:52 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2015-5279.
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-2015-5279 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-5279 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 [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 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. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1896 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1923 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1924 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1925 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2065 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5279 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256672 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Removed Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=7aa2bcad0ca837dd6d4bf4fa38a80314b4a6b755 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5279 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1925 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1924 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1923 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2065 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1896 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7aa2bcad0ca837dd6d4bf4fa38a80314b4a6b755 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256672 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167369.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169036.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3362 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3361 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1925.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1924.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1923.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1896.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76746 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5279 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-2015-5279
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.00%
score
0.38621
percentile