Buffer overflow in Qemu
CVE-2016-6490
The virtqueue_map_desc function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a zero length for the descriptor buffer.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.9% 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
- Qemu — versions 2.7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/9 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- git.qemu.org/
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-07/msg06246.html (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6490?
- CVE-2016-6490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2016-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6490?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.