Heap-based buffer overflow in the PCNET controller in QEMU allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a packet with TXSTATUS_STARTPACKET set and then a crafted packet with TXSTATUS_DEVICEOWNS set.
CVE-2015-3209
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EG Risk
- 0EG Risk 0/100
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- EPSS
- 95.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 15, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (56)
- secalert@redhathttp://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10698
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160669.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160677.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160685.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00004.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00007.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00027.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00029.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00030.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00014.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00020.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00015.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00027.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1087.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1088.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-3209(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2015:1189Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kvm security update
- RHSA-2015:1089Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security update
- RHSA-2015:1088Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security update
- RHSA-2015:1087Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | qemu-utils (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.13) @ trusty | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kvm-0:83-273.el5_11 | 2015-06-25 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.448.el6_6.4 | 2015-06-10 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.448.el6_6.4 | 2015-06-10 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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