6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-10163
Virglrenderer Denial of Service Memory Leak
Description

Memory leak in the vrend_renderer_context_create_internal function in vrend_decode.c in virglrenderer before 0.6.0 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by repeatedly creating a decode context.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10163 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Virglrenderer_project virglrenderer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-10163.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95784 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95784 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10163 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/4
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95784
    Added Reference https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7
    Added Reference https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-06 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/24/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/25/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95784 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95784 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html No Types Assigned https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/virglrenderer-devel/2017-February/000145.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7 No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/virglrenderer/commit/?id=747a293ff6055203e529f083896b823e22523fe7 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:virglrenderer_project:virglrenderer:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10163 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10163 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

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0.24592

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