CVE-2015-7512 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the pcnet_receive function within QEMU, specifically affecting the pcnet NIC emulation. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a guest OS crash (denial of service) or execute arbitrary code by sending a large packet to a guest with a larger MTU. With a CVSS score of 9.0 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.8 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.