Vulnerability in Qemu
CVE-2016-2538
Multiple integer overflows in the USB Net device emulator (hw/usb/dev-network.c) in QEMU before 2.5.1 allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or obtain sensitive host memory information via a remote NDIS control message packet that is mishandled in the (1) rndis_query_response, (2) rndis_set_response, or (3) usb_net_handle_dataout function.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83336 (vdb-entry)
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-02/msg03658.html (mailing-list)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01 (vendor-advisory)
- git.qemu.org/
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/22/3 (mailing-list)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html (mailing-list)
- lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-03/msg00064.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2538?
- CVE-2016-2538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2016-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2538?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.