CVE-2016-5338
QEMU Escalation of Privilege Denial of Service and Code Execution
Description
The (1) esp_reg_read and (2) esp_reg_write functions in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors related to the information transfer buffer.
INFO
Published Date :
June 14, 2016, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 12, 2023, 11:23 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5338
vulnerability.
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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-2016-5338.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ff589551c8e8e9e95e211b9d8daafb4ed39f1aec | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/14 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91079 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg01507.html | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-5338 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5338 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=ff589551c8e8e9e95e211b9d8daafb4ed39f1aec [Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ff589551c8e8e9e95e211b9d8daafb4ed39f1aec [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=ff589551c8e8e9e95e211b9d8daafb4ed39f1aec Issue Tracking, Patch http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=ff589551c8e8e9e95e211b9d8daafb4ed39f1aec Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91079 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91079 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg01507.html Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg01507.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-20 Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91079 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/14 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/08/14 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/07/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg01507.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg01507.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=ff589551c8e8e9e95e211b9d8daafb4ed39f1aec No Types Assigned http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=ff589551c8e8e9e95e211b9d8daafb4ed39f1aec Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-20 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5338 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-2016-5338
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.01%
score
0.29891
percentile