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    CVE-2015-6815

    The process_tx_desc function in hw/net/e1000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 does not properly process transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and guest crash) via unspecified vectors.

    Published:Sep 5, 2015
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jan 31, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.01897
    CVSS Score:3.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Arista
    Product
    Eos
    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Novell
    Product
    Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo
    Vendor
    Novell
    Product
    Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
    Vendor
    Novell
    Product
    Suse Linux Enterprise Server
    Vendor
    Novell
    Product
    Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
    Vendor
    Qemu
    Product
    Qemu
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openstack
    Vendor
    Xen
    Product
    Xen

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00026.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00005.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00011.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/04/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/5
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260076
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg01199.html
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html
    https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00026.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00005.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00011.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/04/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/5
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260076
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg01199.html
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html
    https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High