CVE-2015-1779

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 14
Modified
Published: 12 Jan 2016, 19:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 04:54

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
36/100
CVSS Score
8.6 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
5.57% LOW
6% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Jan 2016, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 04:54
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The VNC websocket frame decoder in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large (1) websocket payload or (2) HTTP headers section.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.6CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 5.57%• Percentile: 90%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-400•Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

    The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 14.10 | 15.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0 | 8.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    21 | 22

  • oracle•linux

    7

  • qemu•qemu

    ≤ 2.2.1 | 2.3.0:rc0 | 2.3.0:rc1

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_eus

    7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

    7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_tus

    7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    7.0

  • redhat•virtualization

    3.0

References (17)