CVE-2015-7504

8.8 HIGH
Published: October 16, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pcnet_receive function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU allows guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of packets in loopback mode.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2694.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2695.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2696.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/30/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78227
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034268
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-162.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-11/msg06342.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2694.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2695.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2696.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/30/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78227
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034268
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-162.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-11/msg06342.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.6%
46th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

xen qemu debian