CVE-2016-7170

The vmsvga_fifo_run function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to cursor.mask[] and cursor.image[] array sizes when processing a DEFINE_CURSOR svga command.

CVSS v3 4.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=167d97a3def77ee2dbf6e908b0ecbfe2103977db
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/4	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92904	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg01764.html	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-12-10 00:59

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:11

NVD link : CVE-2016-7170

Mitre link : CVE-2016-7170

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7170

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Products Affected

qemu

qemu

debian

debian_linux

opensuse

leap

CWE

CWE-129

Improper Validation of Array Index

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