CVE-2015-5278
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 23, 2020 at 07:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsFedoraUbuntu LinuxQEMU
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/2x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03985.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835
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