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Full vulnerability report · 2015
CVE-2015-5707High confidence

n/a: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

n/a · n/a

4.6MediumCVSS 2.0
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
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National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2015-5654

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large iov_count value in a write request.

What

Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large iov_count value in a write request.

Why

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large iov_count value in a write request.

Why

The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

How

An attacker operating through the affected interface may attempt exploitation when the stated preconditions are met. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
the affected interface → Integer Overflow or Wraparound → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Unspecified
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Not stated in the selected CVSS metric
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-190

CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
UnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-190
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-203Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Android (Nexus)

.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9968 Référence CVE CVE-2014-9973 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9973 Référence CVE CVE-2014-9974 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9974 Référence CVE CVE-2014-9975 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9975 Référence CVE CVE-2014-9977 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9977 Référence CVE CVE-2014-9978 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9978 Référence CVE CVE-2014-9979 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9979 Référence CVE CVE-2014-9980 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9980 Référence CVE CVE-2015-0575 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0575 Référence CVE CVE-2015-5707 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5707 Référence CVE CVE-2015-8592 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8592 Référence CVE CVE-2015-8595 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8595 Référence CVE CVE-2015-8596 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8596 Référence CVE CVE-2015-9034 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9034 Référence CVE CVE-2015-9035 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9035 Référence CVE CVE-2015-9036 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9036 Référence CVE CVE-2015-9037 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9037 Référence CVE CVE-2015-9038 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9038 Ré

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2016-AVI-103Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Suse

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux de Suse . Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire, un déni de service et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données.

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2016-AVI-073Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Suse

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux de Suse . Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, un déni de service à distance et un déni de service.

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2015-AVI-417Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux d' Ubuntu . Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service et une élévation de privilèges.

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2015-AVI-372Vulnérabilité dans le noyau Linux Ubuntu

Une vulnérabilité a été corrigée dans le noyau Linux Ubuntu . Elle permet à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire.

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2015-AVI-369Multiples vulnérabilités dans noyau Linux

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux . Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service, une atteinte à la confidentialité des données et une élévation de privilèges.

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2015-AVI-331Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux Debian

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été corrigées dans le noyau Linux Debian . Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une élévation de privilèges, un déni de service à distance, un déni de service et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données.

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JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2015-005372Linux Kernel の drivers/scsi/sg.c の sg_start_req 関数における整数オーバーフローの脆弱性

Linux Kernel の drivers/scsi/sg.c の sg_start_req 関数には、整数オーバーフローの脆弱性が存在します。

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03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
n/a: n/a
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 19 Oct 2015 · Last source change 6 Aug 2024, 06:59 UTC · CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2015-5654
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed from vendor advisory to authoritative remediation link · patch.
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    vendor advisory
    After
    authoritative remediation link · patch
    af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  2. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    n/a · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    After
    n/a · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    CNA
  3. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
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    Awaiting fix
    After
    Patch available
    af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  4. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to Medium.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    Medium
    NIST NVD
  5. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 4.6 (CVSS 2.0 · NIST NVD · AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    4.6 (CVSS 2.0 · NIST NVD · AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    NIST NVD
  6. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2015-5654 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2015-5654"}
    ENISA EUVD
  7. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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