VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4453
The vmsvga_fifo_run function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a VGA command.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The vmsvga_fifo_run function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a VGA command.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90928Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336650Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05270.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90928Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336650Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05270.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.