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CVE-2016-6888

Integer overflow in the net_tx_pkt_init function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via the maximum fragmentation count, which triggers an unchecked multiplication and NULL pointer dereference.

Published

2016-12-10T00:59:09.370

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-190
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application qemu qemu ≤ 2.6.2 Yes
Application qemu qemu 2.7.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 2.7.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 2.7.0 Yes
Application qemu qemu 2.7.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Application redhat virtualization 4.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 7.0 No
Application redhat openstack 6.0 Yes
Application redhat openstack 7.0 Yes
Application redhat openstack 8 Yes
Application redhat openstack 9 Yes
Application redhat openstack 10 Yes
Application redhat openstack 11 Yes
References