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CVE-2015-5278 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03985.html CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 16 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
qemu qemu
< 2.4.0.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora
21
22
23

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04
14.04
15.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
arista eos
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5278
NVD Published Date:
Jan 23, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]