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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-4001

Buffer overflow in the stellaris_enet_receive function in hw/net/stellaris_enet.c in QEMU, when the Stellaris ethernet controller is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) via a large packet.

HIGH 8.6EPSS 4.90%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in the stellaris_enet_receive function in hw/net/stellaris_enet.c in QEMU, when the Stellaris ethernet controller is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) via a large packet.

CVSS 3.1
8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
4.90% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120
Affected
qemu/qemu · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.