CVE-2015-5279

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Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest OS user

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.10195

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

qemu<= 2.4.0

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Sigma Hunt Rules

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productmediumPotentially Suspicious Usage Of Qemu

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Scoring & Timeline

7.2

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD28 Sep 2015 · 04:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1785-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2016:1698-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1782-1
usnUSN-2745-1
rhsaRHSA-2015:1924Important
Show all 9 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2015:1925Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:2065Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:1896Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:1923Important

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169036.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167369.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1896.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1923.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1924.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1925.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3361

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3362

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/3

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76746

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033569

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03984.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01

https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14

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