# CVE-2015-5279: Memory corruption in n/a > Guest OS users can trigger a heap buffer overflow in QEMU's NE2000 driver to crash the instance or execute arbitrary code. - **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 28 Sep 2015 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5279, GHSA-cppw-7q6r-phh2, RHSA-2015:1896, RHSA-2015:1923, RHSA-2015:1924, RHSA-2015:1925, RHSA-2015:2065, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5279 ## What is CVE-2015-5279? CVE-2015-5279 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 28 Sep 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Heap-based buffer overflow in the ne2000_receive function in hw/net/ne2000.c in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (instance crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to receiving packets. Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5279? It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `xen` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.0.3-147.el5_11 | | `xen-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.0.3-147.el5_11 | | `xen-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:3.0.3-147.el5_11 | | `xen` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.0.3-147.el5_11 | | `xen-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.0.3-147.el5_11 | | `xen-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:3.0.3-147.el5_11 | | `qemu-guest-agent` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-img` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-tools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-guest-agent` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-img` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-tools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-img-rhev` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::hypervisor | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-rhev` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::hypervisor | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-rhev-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::hypervisor | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-rhev-tools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::hypervisor | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-guest-agent` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-img` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-tools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-guest-agent` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-img` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-tools` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-img-rhev` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-rhev` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-rhev-debuginfo` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `qemu-kvm-rhev-tools` | Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 2:0.12.1.2-2.479.el6_7.2 | | `kmod-kvm` | Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client | All versions | 0:83-274.el5_11 | | `kmod-kvm-debug` | Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client | All versions | 0:83-274.el5_11 | | `kvm` | Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client | All versions | 0:83-274.el5_11 | | `kvm-debuginfo` | Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client | All versions | 0:83-274.el5_11 | | `kvm-qemu-img` | Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client | All versions | 0:83-274.el5_11 | | `kvm-tools` | Red Hat:rhel_virtualization:5::client | All versions | 0:83-274.el5_11 | Products: Qemu Qemu. ## How do I fix CVE-2015-5279? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2015-5279 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5279 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu - [CVE-2022-36648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36648/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2015-8556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8556/): Race condition in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2009-3616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3616/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.9) - [CVE-2019-12928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12928/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-12929](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12929/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5279 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2015-5279 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 28 Sep 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5279 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Qemu Qemu. 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-2015-5279/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5279/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5279 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5279 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5279 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5279/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.