CVE-2015-5278 Information

Description

The ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1 https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03985.html https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

6.5