CVE-2015-5225

HIGHCVSS v2 · 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.2 — 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:L/AC:L/Au:N/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 0.5% 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
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.5%CVSS v2: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the server display surface.

CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
7.2HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
EG Score
7.2HIGHlow confidence
EG Risk
37
EG Risk 37/100CISA SSVC

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
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
0.5%
EPSS %ILE
43rd
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

November 6, 2015

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

References (24)

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuqemu-system-x86 (1:2.2+dfsg-5expubuntu9.4) @ vivid2026-05-22ubuntu
redhatqemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.92015-09-24redhat

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

(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
qemu—
  • every version up to 1:2.4+dfsg-1a: fixed in 1:2.4+dfsg-1a
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
qemu—
  • every version up to 1:2.4+dfsg-1a: fixed in 1:2.4+dfsg-1a
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
qemu—
  • every version up to 1:2.4+dfsg-1a: fixed in 1:2.4+dfsg-1a
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
qemu—
  • every version up to 1:2.4+dfsg-1a: fixed in 1:2.4+dfsg-1a
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Debian:8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
qemu1:2.1+dfsg-11, 1:2.1+dfsg-12, 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u1, 1:2.1+dfsg-12~bpo70+1
  • every version up to 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u2: fixed in 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u2
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All Vendor Advisories

(3)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 22× 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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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2015-5225?
CVE-2015-5225 is a high vulnerability published on November 6, 2015. Buffer overflow in the vncrefreshserver_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.4.0.1 allows guest users to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host via unspecified vectors, related to refreshing the…
When was CVE-2015-5225 disclosed?
CVE-2015-5225 was first published on November 6, 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-2015-5225 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-5225 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (43rd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-5225?
A fix for CVE-2015-5225 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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