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CVE-2015-6815
Published:January 31, 2020
Updated:September 21, 2026
The process_tx_desc function in hw/net/e1000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 does not properly process transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and guest crash) via unspecified vectors.
Related Resources (16)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168646.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260076
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00011.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2745-1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00005.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-6815
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168077.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg01199.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168671.html
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1188-security-advisory-14
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6815
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/05/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/04/4
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00026.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-09/msg05832.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6815
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
5.1
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.5
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-835
EPSS
Base Score:
0.98