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 overflo…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.160 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Spice_project Spice
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus — versions 7.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- GLSA-201606-05 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1725 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- USN-3014-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1726 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- RHSA-2016:1205 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- DSA-3596 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- RHSA-2016:1204 (x_refsource_REDHAT, 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.