Low severity · published Jan 31, 2020
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…
3.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EO
Eos · Arista
4.12; 4.13; 4.14; 4.15 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
21; 22; 23 · source: NVD
OP
Openstack · Redhat
5.0; 6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
QE
Qemu · Qemu
before 2.4.0.1 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Novell
11.0; 11.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop · Novell
11.0; 11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Novell
11.0; 11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Novell
11.0; 11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.04 · source: NVD
XE
Xen · Xen
4.4.3; 4.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6815
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6815
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00026.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00005.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00011.html
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