CVE-2015-5279

CVE Details

Release Date:

2015-09-15

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

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	Base Metrics:	AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Adjacent network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Requires single instance	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

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