CVE-2015-5201

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.46%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: RedHat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253882 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015-2527.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273144 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-5201 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5201?
CVE-2015-5201 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5201?
To fix CVE-2015-5201, 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-2015-5201 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5201 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2015-5201?
CVE-2015-5201 affects RedHat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H).
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