CVE-2015-8745

Name: CVE-2015-8745
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-12-29T22:59:00.26+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.40%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-8745 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with a VMWARE VMXNET3 paravirtual NIC emulator support is vulnerable to crash issue. It could occur while reading Interrupt Mask Registers (IMR). EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with a VMWARE VMXNET3 paravirtual NIC emulator support is vulnerable to crash issue. It could occur while reading Interrupt Mask Registers (IMR). A privileged (CAP_SYS_RAWIO) guest user could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance resulting in DoS.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.40%

31.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Qemu	Qemu	<= 2.4.1
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

References

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c6048f849c7e3f009786df76206e895
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/04/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79822Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034575Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270876Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01Third Party Advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c6048f849c7e3f009786df76206e895
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/04/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79822Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034575Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270876Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 29, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-8745?

How severe is CVE-2015-8745?

CVE-2015-8745 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8745?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST