VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7161
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 6.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.06% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.