CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-3215

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger a guest system crash, potentially leading to service availability interruptions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the NetKVM driver to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS