CVE-2015-3456

HIGHCVSS v2 · 7.77.7—
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.7 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 15.3% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.

Sources: epss, nvd_v2
Elevated
7.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 15%CVSS v2: 7.7Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The Floppy Disk Controller (FDC) in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.5.x and earlier and KVM, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and guest crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) FD_CMD_READ_ID, (2) FD_CMD_DRIVE_SPECIFICATION_COMMAND, or other unspecified commands, aka VENOM.

CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
7.7HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
EG Score
7.7(low)
EG Risk
55(Track)
EG Risk 55/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity77% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
15%
EPSS %ILE
97%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 13, 2015

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

References (96)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-3456(8)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(9)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuqemu-kvm (1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.22) @ precise2026-05-23ubuntu
redhatqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.152015-05-27redhat
redhatrhev-hypervisor7-0:7.1-20150512.1.el7ev2015-05-15redhat
redhatqemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.448.el6_6.32015-05-13redhat
redhatqemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.32015-05-13redhat
redhatxen-0:3.0.3-146.el5_112015-05-13redhat
redhatqemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-86.el7_1.22015-05-13redhat
redhatqemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.448.el6_6.32015-05-13redhat
redhatkvm-0:83-272.el5_112015-05-13redhat

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.

Affected Packages

(15 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:6.0(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu0.12.5+dfsg-3, 0.12.5+dfsg-3squeeze1, 0.12.5+dfsg-3squeeze2, 0.12.5+dfsg-3squeeze3, 0.12.5+dfsg-3squeeze40.12.5+dfsg-3squeeze5—
qemu-kvm0.12.5+dfsg-5 ... 0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze9 (13 versions)0.12.5+dfsg-5+squeeze12—
virtualbox-ose3.2.10-dfsg-1, 3.2.10-dfsg-1+squeeze1, 3.2.10-dfsg-1+squeeze2, 3.2.10-dfsg-1+squeeze33.2.10-dfsg-1+squeeze4—
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu—1:2.3+dfsg-3—
xen—4.4.0-1—
Debian:12(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu—1:2.3+dfsg-3—
xen—4.4.0-1—
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu—1:2.3+dfsg-3—
xen—4.4.0-1—
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu—1:2.3+dfsg-3—
xen—4.4.0-1—
Debian:7(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
virtualbox4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u1 ... 4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u4~bpo60+1 (6 versions)4.1.18-dfsg-2+deb7u5—
xen4.1.4-3 ... 4.1.4-3+deb7u5 (6 versions)4.1.4-3+deb7u6—
Debian:8(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
qemu1:2.1+dfsg-11, 1:2.1+dfsg-12~bpo70+11:2.1+dfsg-12—
virtualbox1.4.0svn4130-dfsg-1 ... 4.3.6-dfsg-2~bpo70+1 (48 versions)4.3.18-dfsg-3+deb8u2—

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  75. 2026-05-23 01:28 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-37053
    First seen May 18, 2015

    QEMU - Floppy Disk Controller (FDC) (PoC)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCvincentbernat/cve-2015-3456
    First seen May 17, 2015

    Experiments related to CVE-2015-3456

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2015-3456?
CVE-2015-3456 is a high vulnerability published on May 13, 2015. The Floppy Disk Controller (FDC) in QEMU, as used in Xen 4.5.x and earlier and KVM, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and guest crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) FDCMDREADID, (2) FDCMDDRIVESPECIFICATION_COMMAND, or other unspecified…
When was CVE-2015-3456 disclosed?
CVE-2015-3456 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 13, 2015, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-3456 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-3456 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 3.5% of all scored CVEs.
How do I remediate CVE-2015-3456?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-3456, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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