{"cve":"CVE-2015-5279","nvd":{"published":"2015-09-28T16:59:02.270","modified":"2026-06-17T00:28:48.450","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7aa2bcad0ca837dd6d4bf4fa38a80314b4a6b755","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169036.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169039.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167369.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.html"],"products":["qemu:qemu"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:45.466985407+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-5279","score":0.01046,"percentile":0.64194,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}