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TI-2015-04436 Aliases CVE-2015-5279GHSA-cppw-7q6r-phh2

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU…

Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01046 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.4.0VulnerableQEMU
  • cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·QEMU

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:2065 Released 2015-11-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    xen security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-147.el5_11, xen-libs-3.0.3-147.el5_11, xen-libs-3.0.3-147.el5_11.i386 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-147.el5_11, xen-libs-3.0.3-147.el5_11, xen-libs-3.0.3-147.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) xen-3.0.3-147.el5_11, xen-3.0.3-147.el5_11.i386, xen-devel-3.0.3-147.el5_11 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) xen-3.0.3-147.el5_11, xen-3.0.3-147.el5_11.i386, xen-3.0.3-147.el5_11.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2015:1923 Released 2015-10-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • RHEV Agents (vdsm) qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2
  • RHSA-2015:1924 Released 2015-10-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    qemu-kvm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) qemu-guest-agent-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-img-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 +1
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2015:1925 Released 2015-10-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    kvm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) kmod-kvm-83-274.el5_11, kmod-kvm-debug-83-274.el5_11, kvm-83-274.el5_11 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server) kmod-kvm-83-274.el5_11, kmod-kvm-debug-83-274.el5_11, kvm-83-274.el5_11 +2
  • RHSA-2015:1896 Released 2015-10-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    qemu-kvm-rhev security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 qemu-img-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2, qemu-kvm-rhev-tools-2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix yet
RHEV Agents (vdsm)Fixed RHSA-2015:1923
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2015:2065
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2015:2065
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1924
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2015:1925, RHSA-2015:2065
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1924
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6Fixed RHSA-2015:1896
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1924
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2015:1925, RHSA-2015:2065
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1924
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5279
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cppw-7q6r-phh2

References

Advisory 11

Other 5

  • TI-2024-16148 QEMU before 8.2.0 has an integer underflow, and resultant buffer overflow, via a TI… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-02736 Uncontrolled resource consumption in QEMU CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-02681 Qemu: 9pfs: improper access control on special files CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2019-09678 The QMP migrate command in QEMU version 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to OS command… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-03326 Qemu-kvm: net: assertion failure in update_sctp_checksum() CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-22631 QEMU through 8.0.0 could trigger a division by zero in scsi_disk_reset in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
See all 418 →

Sources

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