CVE-2015-3215

Name: CVE-2015-3215
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-06-26T15:29:00.393+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Unknown

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-3215 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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..

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.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Virtio-Win	All versions

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1043.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1044.htmlVendor Advisory
https://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/commit/723416fa4210b7464b28eab89cc76252e6193ac1Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/commit/fbfa4d1083ea84c5429992ca3e996d7d4fbc8238Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2015-3215.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1043.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1044.htmlVendor Advisory
https://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/commit/723416fa4210b7464b28eab89cc76252e6193ac1Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/YanVugenfirer/kvm-guest-drivers-windows/commit/fbfa4d1083ea84c5429992ca3e996d7d4fbc8238Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2015-3215.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 26, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-3215?

How severe is CVE-2015-3215?

Severity scoring for CVE-2015-3215 is pending analysis.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3215?

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Source: NVD / NIST