# What is CVE-2015-0237? > CVE-2015-0237 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) in Enterprise Virtualization Manager from Red Hat, published on 1 May 2015. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 1.6%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-0237 ## At a glance - **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. - **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 24 out of 100 (Low); action: Monitor. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 6.8 out of 10) - **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today - **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 1.6% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 1 May 2015 - **Record last updated:** 12 April 2025 - **Main product:** Enterprise Virtualization Manager from Red Hat - **Affected products:** 1 ## What is CVE-2015-0237? In plain terms It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet with one login. If it works, the attacker can take it offline. ### The official description Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Manager before 3.5.1 ignores the permission to deny snapshot creation during live storage migration between domains, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (prevent host start) by creating a long snapshot chain. ### What kind of flaw is it? - Unknown: Unknown ### How an attack on it works - Where an attacker can be: Anywhere on the internet - How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions - Login needed first: One login - What an attacker gets: Can take it offline Severity vector: `AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C` ## Is CVE-2015-0237 being exploited? Not that we know of It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.6%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 1.6%, 1.6%, 1.6%, 1.6%, 1.6%, 1.6%, 1.6%. ### Timeline - 1 May 2015: Published - 12 April 2025: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2015-0237 scores **24 out of 100 (Low)**, with the action "Monitor". Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less: - Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor - How severe it is: strong factor - How widely exposed it is: smaller factor - Threat activity around it: smaller factor 85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it. ## Who is affected by CVE-2015-0237? The published record lists 1 product. - [Enterprise Virtualization Manager](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/redhat/enterprise_virtualization_manager) by [Red Hat](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/redhat) (Application): up to 3.5.0 ## How do I fix CVE-2015-0237? 1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list. 2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list. 3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in. 4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood. ### References - [rhn.redhat.com](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0888.html) (Vendor advisory) - [securitytracker.com](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032231) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2015-0237? CVE-2015-0237 is a medium-severity flaw in Enterprise Virtualization Manager from Red Hat, published on 1 May 2015. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet with one login. If it works, the attacker can take it offline. ### How serious is CVE-2015-0237? It scores 6.8 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2015-0237 is 24 out of 100, which is Low. Its action is "Monitor". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle. ### Is CVE-2015-0237 being exploited? It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.6%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2015-0237 affect? For Enterprise Virtualization Manager from Red Hat: up to 3.5.0. ### How do I fix CVE-2015-0237? Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet. ## Does CVE-2015-0237 affect you? 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