CVE-2016-6888
QEMU Integer Overflow Denial of Service
Description
Integer overflow in the net_tx_pkt_init function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via the maximum fragmentation count, which triggers an unchecked multiplication and NULL pointer dereference.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 10, 2016, 12:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:34 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
0.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6888
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-2016-6888.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47882fa4975bf0b58dd74474329fdd7154e8f04c | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/10 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92556 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 | 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/2016-08/msg03176.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-6888 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]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47882fa4975bf0b58dd74474329fdd7154e8f04c [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=47882fa4975bf0b58dd74474329fdd7154e8f04c -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=47882fa4975bf0b58dd74474329fdd7154e8f04c Issue Tracking, Patch http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=47882fa4975bf0b58dd74474329fdd7154e8f04c Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 Third Party Advisory 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/2016-08/msg03176.html Patch, Vendor Advisory https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg03176.html 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-476 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.2 *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 [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] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 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:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92556 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92556 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=47882fa4975bf0b58dd74474329fdd7154e8f04c No Types Assigned http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=47882fa4975bf0b58dd74474329fdd7154e8f04c Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/6 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg03176.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg03176.html Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/19/10 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Added CWE CWE-190 Added CWE CWE-476
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6888 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-2016-6888
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%
score
0.24592
percentile