nbd-server.c in Network Block Device (nbd-server) before 3.11 does not properly handle signals, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via unspecified vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-0847 is rated Moderate Risk (61.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.55%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-07-19 | 1.85% | 2.55% | +0.71% |
| 2 | 2025-07-05 | 3.54% | 1.85% | -1.70% |
| 3 | 2025-05-20 | — | 3.54% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2015-0847 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nbd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0847 |
suse
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high | CVE-2015-0847 severity important: SUSE including 3 source package names (nbd-3.13-3.5, nbd-3.25-160000.3.2, nbd-doc-3.13-3.5), 3 product×package rows across 2 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0, openSUSE Tumbleweed): Fixed 3. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0847/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2015-0847 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nbd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): released 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0847 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| wouter_verhelst | nbd | <= 3.10 | cpe:2.3:a:wouter_verhelst:nbd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |