CVE-2015-5279

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-09-15
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne2000_receive function inhw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets.

See more information about CVE-2015-5279 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.5
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kvm)	ELSA-2015-1925	2015-10-22
Oracle Linux version 5 (xen)	ELSA-2015-2065	2015-11-16
Oracle Linux version 6 (qemu-kvm)	ELSA-2015-1924	2015-10-22