CVE-2015-8744
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-8744 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-12-29 22:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with a VMWARE VMXNET3 paravirtual NIC emulator support is vulnerable to crash issue. It occurs when a guest sends a Layer-2 packet smaller than 22 bytes. A privileged (CAP_SYS_RAWIO) guest user could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance resulting in DoS. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.000670000 probability, percentile 0.206130000 (date 2026-05-11)
Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Qemu | Qemu | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug 1270871 – CVE-2015-8744 Qemu: net: vmxnet3: incorrect l2 header validation leads to a crash via assert(2) call | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| QEMU VMXNET3 Packet Processing Error Lets Local Users on a Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Host System - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| QEMU 'net/vmxnet3.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3471-1 qemu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE request Qemu: net: vmxnet3: incorrect l2 header validation leads to a crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commitdiff | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.qemu.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request Qemu: net: vmxnet3: incorrect l2 header validation leads to a crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, 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/commitdiff | MITRE | git.qemu.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 900063 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for qemu-kvm 4.2.0