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CVE-2015-5225

Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU...

7.2 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.53%Down 1.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

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.

Record
CVE-2015-5225
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-5225
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-5221 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2015-5221
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xf7r-x3p2-rg72 No score

Buffer overflow in the vnc_refresh_server_surface function in the VNC display driver in QEMU...

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.

Record
GHSA-xf7r-x3p2-rg72
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-5225
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5225 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5225
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0369 No score

Updated qemu packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated qemu packages fix security vulnerabilities:

Qemu emulator built with the RTL8139 emulation support is vulnerable to an information leakage flaw. It could occur while processing network packets under RTL8139 controller's C+ mode of operation. A guest user could use this flaw to read uninitialised Qemu heap memory up to 65K bytes (CVE-2015-5165).

Qinghao Tang and Mr. Zuozhi discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory in the VNC display driver. A malicious guest could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code on the host as the user running the QEMU process (CVE-2015-5225). - Mageia 5 only

Qemu emulator built with the e1000 NIC emulation support is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue. It could occur while processing transmit descriptor data when sending a network packet. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu instance resulting in DoS (CVE-2015-6815).

Qemu emulator built with the IDE disk and CD/DVD-ROM emulation support is vulnerable to a divide by zero issue. It could occur while executing an IDE command WIN_READ_NATIVE_MAX to determine the maximum size of a drive. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu instance resulting in DoS (CVE-2015-6855).

Record
MGASA-2015-0369
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1 No score

qemu-6.1.0-32.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the qemu-6.1.0-32.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qemu
Debian:12
before 1:2.4+dfsg-1a
1:2.4+dfsg-1a
qemu
Debian:13
before 1:2.4+dfsg-1a
1:2.4+dfsg-1a
qemu
Debian:14
before 1:2.4+dfsg-1a
1:2.4+dfsg-1a
qemu
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u2, plus listed versions
1:2.1+dfsg-111:2.1+dfsg-121:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u11:2.1+dfsg-12~bpo70+1
1:2.1+dfsg-12+deb8u2
qemu
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 2.1.3-2.6.mga5
2.1.3-2.6.mga5
libcacard-devel-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-tools-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-img-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-common-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qemu-kvm-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-rhev-debuginfo
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-tools-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:5::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-devel-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-tools-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-img-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-common-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-rhev-debuginfo
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-tools-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:6::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-tools-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-img-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-common-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-rhev-debuginfo
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-tools-rhev
Red Hat:openstack:7::el7
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-devel-rhev
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-rhev
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
libcacard-tools-rhev
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-img-rhev
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-common-rhev
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-rhev
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-rhev-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu-kvm-tools-rhev
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::hypervisor
before 10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
10:2.1.2-23.el7_1.9
qemu
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 135 CVEs
before 6.1.0-32.1
6.1.0-32.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-5225 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Qemu, published September 2, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in qemu 1:2.4+dfsg-1a.

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