CVE-2015-5745

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 23, 2020 at 07:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraQEMUEos

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

Buffer overflow in the send_control_msg function in hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c in QEMU before 2.4.0 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via a crafted virtio control message.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.4.0
Affected range stops below 2.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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