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CVE-2015-1142857

On multiple SR-IOV cars it is possible for VF's assigned to guests to send ethernet flow control pause frames via the PF. This includes Linux kernel ixgbe driver before commit f079fa005aae08ee0e1bc32699874ff4f02e11c1, the Linux Kernel i40e/i40evf driver before e7358f54a3954df16d4f87e3cad35063f1c17de5 and the DPDK before commit 3f12b9f23b6499ff66ec8b0de941fb469297e5d0, additionally Multiple vendor NIC firmware is affected.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.6, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 13 products from intel, from intel, from intel and 10 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-01-23T14:29:00.220

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:24:27.960

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.6 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-254

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	intel	x710_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	intel	x710	-	No
Operating System	intel	82599_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	intel	82599	-	No
Operating System	intel	x540_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	intel	x540	-	No
Operating System	intel	i350_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	intel	i350	-	No
Operating System	intel	82576_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	intel	82576	-	No
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel_ixgbe	-	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel_i40e\/i40evf	-	Yes
Operating System	dpdk	dpdk	-	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/425 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00046&languageid=en-fr Mitigation, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity15/sec15-paper-smolyar.pdf Technical Description, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/425 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00046&languageid=en-fr Mitigation, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/usenixsecurity15/sec15-paper-smolyar.pdf Technical Description, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For intel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.