Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5279
CVE-2015-5279
Description
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.
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Affected products
9- osv-coords7 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 1.4.2-46.1+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.9.1
Patches
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References
18- git.qemu.orgnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169036.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167369.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1896.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1923.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1924.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1925.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3361nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3362nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/3nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76746nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033569nvd
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03984.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01nvd
- www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14nvd
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