CVE-2016-10155

Memory leak in hw/watchdog/wdt_i6300esb.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and QEMU process crash) via a large number of device unplug operations.

CVSS v3.0 6.0 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

6.0^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.5 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95770	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/14	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=eb7a20a3616085d46aa6b4b4224e15587ec67e6e	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-28	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-03-15 08:59

Updated : 2020-11-10 10:57

NVD link : CVE-2016-10155

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10155

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

qemu

qemu

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