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High severity · published Jan 12, 2016
CVE-2015-1779
The VNC websocket frame decoder in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large (1) websocket payload or (2) HTTP headers…
8.6
CVSS
6.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The VNC websocket frame decoder in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large (1) websocket payload or (2) HTTP headers section.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.6% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
7.1; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; +1 more · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.3; 7.4; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.3; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
21; 22 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Oracle
7 · source: NVD
QE
Qemu · Qemu
through 2.2.1; 2.3.0; 2.3.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 14.10; 15.04 · source: NVD
VI
Virtualization · Redhat
3.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
UL
Ubuntu Linux
Canonical
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1779
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1779
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154656.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155196.html
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00033.html
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00042.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1931.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1943.html
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