Is CVE-2014-7815 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-7815 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-7815?

CVE-2014-7815 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-7815

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.7%EU EUVD

The set_pixel_format function in ui/vnc.c in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a small bytes_per_pixel value.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 3.7% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-7684)
Published: November 14, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-7684 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
qemu / qemu
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / virtualization
suse / linux enterprise desktop
suse / linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11039-2020 - archived
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 12 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0962-2016 - archived

References

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e6908bfe8e07f2b452e78e677da1b45b1c0f6829
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00019.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0349.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0624.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/61484(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62143(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62144(Third Party Advisory)
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200892(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3066(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3067(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157641(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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