CVE-2016-3712

MEDIUM

Oracle VM Server - Denial of Service via VGA Register Integer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer overflow in the VGA module in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by editing VGA registers in VBE mode.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-179.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0621.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg01196.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/4
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035794
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2585.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3573
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90314

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 33.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (28)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 15.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
citrix/xenserver < 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
oracle/vm_server 3.3
oracle/vm_server 3.4
qemu/qemu 2.6.0 rc0 (5 CPE variants)
qemu/qemu < 2.5.1
... and 18 more
Published May 11, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026