Buffer overflow in Qemu

CVE-2016-7422

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 (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) via a large I/O descriptor buffer length…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (26.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7422?
CVE-2016-7422 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2016-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7422?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.