virtio-win: netkvm: malformed packet can cause BSOD
Published Jun 26, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.80%
Description
The NetKVM Windows Virtio driver allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via a crafted length value in an IP packet, as demonstrated by a value that does not account for the size of the IP options.
Affected products
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- n/a
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Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
virtio-win-0:1.7.4-1.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1043
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
virtio-win-0:1.7.4-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1044
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
virtio-win
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | virtio-win-0:1.7.4-1.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1043 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | virtio-win-0:1.7.4-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1044 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | virtio-win | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does affect the virtio-win packages as shipped with Red Hat Enteprise Linux 6 and 7. Future updates for the respective releases will address this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01796) | 77.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 75.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01171) | 76.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.97% (0.02972) | 77.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01171) | 77.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01064) | 84.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01064) | 84.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01064) | 82.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00892) | 80.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1043.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1044.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3215 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227634 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/commit/723416fa4210b7464b28eab89cc76252e6193ac1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/commit/fbfa4d1083ea84c5429992ca3e996d7d4fbc8238 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3215
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3215
- https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2015-3215.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1043.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1044.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3215 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227634 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/commit/723416fa4210b7464b28eab89cc76252e6193ac1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/commit/fbfa4d1083ea84c5429992ca3e996d7d4fbc8238 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3215 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3215 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2015-3215.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
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