CVE-2015-5279

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    CVE-2015-5279

    Published: 28 Sept 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1896.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1923.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1924.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1925.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3361, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3362, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01, https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14, http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7aa2bcad0ca837dd6d4bf4fa38a80314b4a6b755, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169036.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167369.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/3, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76746, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033569, https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03984.html

    Affected packages

    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