CVE-2015-5278

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 15
Modified
Published: 23 Jan 2020, 19:40
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 06:41

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.76% LOW
2% probability -0.09%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Jan 2020, 19:40
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 06:41
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.76%• Percentile: 83%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-835•Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

    The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Systems

  • arista•eos

    4.12 | 4.13 | 4.14 | 4.15

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 15.04

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    21 | 22 | 23

  • qemu•qemu

    < 2.4.0.1

References (8)