Improper input validation in Qemu
CVE-2016-2841
The ne2000_receive function in the NE2000 NIC emulation support (hw/net/ne2000.c) in QEMU before 2.5.1 allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via crafted values for the PSTART and PSTOP registers, involving ring buffer control.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.004 (31.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Qemu
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2841?
- CVE-2016-2841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2016-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2841?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.