| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qemu -- denial of service vulnerability in VNC | 30 Jun 201400:00 | – | freebsd | |
| Security Advisory 0014 | 23 Sep 201500:00 | – | arista | |
| Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in qemu-kvm affect IBM SmartCloud Provisioning for IBM Software Virtual Appliance | 17 Jun 201822:33 | – | ibm | |
| QEMU 'vnc.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability | 18 Sep 201500:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2015-5239 | 23 Jan 202019:52 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2015-5239 | 23 Jan 202019:52 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 573-1] qemu security update | 30 Jul 201610:22 | – | debian | |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 574-1] qemu-kvm security update | 30 Jul 201610:43 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2015-5239 | 23 Jan 202019:52 | – | debiancve | |
| Debian DLA-573-1 : qemu security update | 1 Aug 201600:00 | – | nessus |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_id(218958);
script_version("1.3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/03");
script_cve_id("CVE-2015-5239");
script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-5239");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.
- Integer overflow in the VNC display driver in QEMU before 2.1.0 allows attachers to cause a denial of
service (process crash) via a CLIENT_CUT_TEXT message, which triggers an infinite loop. (CVE-2015-5239)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kvm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcacard");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcacard-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcacard-tools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-guest-agent");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-guest-agent-win32");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-img");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm-rhev");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm-tools");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kvm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcacard");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcacard-devel");
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script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/CentOS Linux-7", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-6", "Host/OS/Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-5": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "5",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "kvm"}
]
}
]
},
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"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "6",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "qemu-kvm-rhev"}
]
}
]
},
"CentOS Linux-7": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "7",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "libcacard"},
{"reference": "libcacard-devel"},
{"reference": "libcacard-tools"},
{"reference": "qemu-guest-agent"},
{"reference": "qemu-img"},
{"reference": "qemu-kvm"},
{"reference": "qemu-kvm-common"},
{"reference": "qemu-kvm-tools"}
]
}
]
},
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
"package_manager": "rpm-list",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "7",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "libcacard"},
{"reference": "libcacard-devel"},
{"reference": "libcacard-tools"},
{"reference": "qemu-guest-agent"},
{"reference": "qemu-img"},
{"reference": "qemu-kvm"},
{"reference": "qemu-kvm-common"},
{"reference": "qemu-kvm-tools"}
]
}
]
}
};
var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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