DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7512

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CVE-2015-7512
Published: 08 Jan 2016, 21:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9 CRITICAL
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Jan 2016, 21:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Buffer overflow in the pcnet_receive function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU, when a guest NIC has a larger MTU, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large packet.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.5+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-1 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-1

References (1)