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CVE-2015-3214

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 1.59% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-08-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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External Security References
exploit-db.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2015-3214
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
1.59%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The pit_ioport_read in i8254.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 and QEMU before 2.3.1 does not distinguish between read lengths and write lengths, which might allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by triggering use of an invalid index.