CVE-2015-5165

Description

The C+ mode offload emulation in the RTL8139 network card device model in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.5.x and earlier, allows remote attackers to read process heap memory via unspecified vectors.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.49% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory xen.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1674.html vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033176 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00027.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3348 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html third party advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201717 third party advisory broken link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1683.html vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1793.html vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3349 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167820.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165373.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1833.html vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167792.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00018.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1740.html vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1739.html vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76153 third party advisory vdb entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-140.html patch vendor advisory
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1180-security-advisory-13 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5165?
CVE-2015-5165 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5165?
To fix CVE-2015-5165, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5165 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5165 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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