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CVE-2015-7512

CRITICAL · CVSS 9 EPSS 7.73%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-01-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2015-7512
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9
EPSS
7.73%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the pcnet_receive function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU, when a guest NIC has a larger MTU, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or execute arbitrary code via a large packet.