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CVE-2015-5279 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest OS users to cause a denial…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5258

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne2000_receive function in hw/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.

Patch / fix

  • qemu Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2.4+dfsg-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5279

  • qemu Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.19

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5279

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  • xen RHEL 5 VIRTUALIZATION, RHEL 5 3.0.3-147.el5_11
  • xen-libs RHEL 5 3.0.3-147.el5_11
  • qemu-kvm-rhev RHEL 6, openstack 5 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
  • qemu-img-rhev RHEL 6, openstack 5 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
  • qemu-kvm-rhev-tools RHEL 6, openstack 5 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
  • kvm RHEL 5 VIRTUALIZATION 83-274.el5_11
  • kmod-kvm RHEL 5 VIRTUALIZATION 83-274.el5_11
  • kvm-tools RHEL 5 VIRTUALIZATION 83-274.el5_11

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2065RHSA-2015:1896RHSA-2015:1925RHSA-2015:1924RHSA-2015:1923

  • kvm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 1.4.2-44.1
  • kvm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS 1.4.2-46.1
  • qemu SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 2.0.2-48.9.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1785-1SUSE-SU-2016:1698-1SUSE-SU-2015:1782-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5279 updated cvss 6.5

qemu: Heap overflow vulnerability in ne2000_receive() function

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kvm
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xen 3.0.3-147.el5_11, xen-libs 3.0.3-147.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) xen 3.0.3-147.el5_11, xen-libs 3.0.3-147.el5_11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2065
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1924
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) kvm 83-274.el5_11, xen 3.0.3-147.el5_11, kmod-kvm 83-274.el5_11, kvm-tools 83-274.el5_11, kvm-qemu-img 83-274.el5_11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2065
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1924
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 qemu-img-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1896
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1924
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) kvm 83-274.el5_11, xen 3.0.3-147.el5_11, kmod-kvm 83-274.el5_11, kvm-tools 83-274.el5_11, kvm-qemu-img 83-274.el5_11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2065
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-img 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-tools 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-guest-agent 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1924
  • Red Hat RHEV Agents (vdsm) qemu-img-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-rhev 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools 0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1923
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 qemu-img, qemu-kvm, libcacard, qemu-kvm-rhev, qemu-kvm-tools, libcacard-tools, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) qemu-kvm-rhev Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) qemu-img-rhev, qemu-kvm-rhev, libcacard-rhev, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev, libcacard-devel-rhev, libcacard-tools-rhev, +1 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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