# CVE-2015-5201: Auth bypass in Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H)

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and log in to suspended virtual machines when SPICE ticketing is disabled in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2896-6gvq-8vjr, RHEA-2015:2527

## What is CVE-2015-5201?

CVE-2015-5201 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in RedHat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H), published on 25 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

VDSM and libvirt in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H) 7-7.x before 7-7.2-20151119.0 and 6-6.x before 6-6.7-20151117.0 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization before 3.5.6 when VSDM is run with -spice disable-ticketing and a VM is suspended and then restored, allows remote attackers to log in without authentication via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5201?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `rhev-hypervisor6` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::hypervisor | All versions | 0:6.7-20151123.0.el6ev |
| `rhev-hypervisor7` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::hypervisor | All versions | 0:7.2-20151129.1.el6ev |
| `rhev-hypervisor7` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor | All versions | 0:7.2-20151129.1.el7ev |

Products: Redhat Enterprise Virtualization, Redhat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5201?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2015-5201 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in RedHat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H)

- [CVE-2013-2151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2151/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2013-2152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2152/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2013-2176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2176/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2017-2614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2614/): Auth bypass in ovirt-engine-extension-aaa-jdbc (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2016-6338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6338/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5201 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5201 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in RedHat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H), published on 25 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5201 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: RedHat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor (aka RHEV-H). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5201/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5201
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5201
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5201

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