CVE-2015-5278
Moderate
CVE-2015-5278
The ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets.
Exploit probability
2.3%
Published
January 23, 2020
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2015-5278
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The ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/15/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg03985.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14