Vulnerability in Qemu
CVE-2016-6835
The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.8% 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
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Virtualization — versions 4.0
References
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.qemu.org/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6835?
- CVE-2016-6835 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2016-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6835?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.