CVE-2015-5279

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.85% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3361 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169036.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167369.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/3 mailing list
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03984.html mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1896.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.html vendor advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7aa2bcad0ca837dd6d4bf4fa38a80314b4a6b755
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1924.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76746 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3362 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033569 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1923.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1925.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01 vendor advisory
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5279?
CVE-2015-5279 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5279?
To fix CVE-2015-5279, 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-2015-5279 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5279 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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