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CVE-2015-8568

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.46%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-04-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2015-8568
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.46%
VMware VMWare

Original NVD Description

Memory leak in QEMU, when built with a VMWARE VMXNET3 paravirtual NIC emulator support, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by trying to activate the vmxnet3 device repeatedly.