CVE-2016-6835
MEDIUMQEMU < 2.6.0 - Denial of Service via vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers Buffer Over-Read
Title source: llmDescription
The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d
Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
Scores
CVSS v3
6.0
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
qemu/qemu
< 2.6.0
redhat/virtualization
4.0
Published
Dec 10, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026