CVE-2015-5278
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201602-01
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets.
La función ne2000_receive en el archivo hw/net/ne2000.c en QEMU versiones anteriores a 2.4.0.1, permite a atacantes causar una denegación de servicio (bucle infinito y bloqueo de instancia) o posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario mediante vectores relacionados a la recepción de paquetes.
Lian Yihan discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain payload messages in the VNC display driver. A malicious guest could use this issue to cause the QEMU process to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Qinghao Tang discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled receiving certain packets in the NE2000 network driver. A malicious guest could use this issue to cause the QEMU process to hang, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2015-07-01 CVE Reserved
- 2015-09-21 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (8)
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| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html | Mailing List |
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| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html | Mailing List |
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| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html | Mailing List |
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| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html | Mailing List | |
| https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14 | Third Party Advisory |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/2 | 2021-11-30 | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03985.html | 2021-11-30 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" | Qemu Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" | < 2.4.0.1 Search vendor "Qemu" for product "Qemu" and version " < 2.4.0.1" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 21 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "21" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "22" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 23 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "23" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 15.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.04" | - |
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| Arista Search vendor "Arista" | Eos Search vendor "Arista" for product "Eos" | 4.12 Search vendor "Arista" for product "Eos" and version "4.12" | - |
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| Arista Search vendor "Arista" | Eos Search vendor "Arista" for product "Eos" | 4.13 Search vendor "Arista" for product "Eos" and version "4.13" | - |
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| Arista Search vendor "Arista" | Eos Search vendor "Arista" for product "Eos" | 4.14 Search vendor "Arista" for product "Eos" and version "4.14" | - |
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| Arista Search vendor "Arista" | Eos Search vendor "Arista" for product "Eos" | 4.15 Search vendor "Arista" for product "Eos" and version "4.15" | - |
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