Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2016-0749
The smartcard interaction in SPICE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU-KVM process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to connecting to a guest VM, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.085 (95.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.085 · newest: 0.085 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Spice Project
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus — versions 7.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-05 (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3014-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1205 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3596 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1204 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-0749?
- CVE-2016-0749 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-0749?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-0749 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.