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.

CVSS v3.0 6.0 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

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

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4	Mailing List 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	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2016-12-09 16:59

Updated : 2023-02-12 15:25

NVD link : CVE-2016-6835

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6835

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

redhat

virtualization
enterprise_linux

debian

debian_linux

qemu

qemu

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