CVE-2015-7512

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7512
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-08 21:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the pcnet_receive function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU, when a guest NIC has a larger MTU, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large packet.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-120 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 - All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.5.0 rc0 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.5.0 rc1 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.5.0 rc2 All All
Application Qemu Qemu All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 6.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 5.0 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization 3.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3469-1 qemu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.qemu.org
QEMU 'hw/net/pcnet.c' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3470-1 qemu-kvm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2015-7512 Qemu: net: pcnet: buffer overflow in non-loopback mode af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
QEMU Buffer Overflow in AMD PC-Net II Emulator Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3471-1 qemu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201602-01) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit MITRE git.qemu.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2015-7512 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Bug 1285061 – CVE-2015-7512 Qemu: net: pcnet: buffer overflow in non-loopback mode MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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