CVE-2016-7161
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.htmlPatch
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.htmlPatch
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlAdvisory