CVE-2015-8567

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 13 Apr 2017, 17:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 08:20

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.7 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
3.41% LOW
3% probability -0.10%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Apr 2017, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 08:20
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Memory leak in net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 3.41%• Percentile: 88%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-401•Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

    The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    22 | 23

  • opensuse•leap

    42.1

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.2

  • qemu•qemu

    ≤ 2.5.1.1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_debuginfo

    11:sp4

  • suse•linux_enterprise_desktop

    11:sp4 | 12 | 12:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    11:sp4 | 12 | 12:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    11:sp4 | 12 | 12:sp1

References (18)