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.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

  • Qemu
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.