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PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2016-6835

HistoryDec 10, 2016 - 12:59 a.m.

Design/Logic Flaw

2016-12-1000:59:00

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6.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

26.7%

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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.

CPENameOperatorVersion
debian_linuxeq8.0
qemult2.6.0
virtualizationeq4.0

Name	Operator	Version
debian_linux	eq	8.0
qemu	lt	2.6.0
virtualization	eq	4.0

References

git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.html