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.
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
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- qemu/qemu · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.