CVE-2016-7156
QEMU Pvscsi Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The pvscsi_convert_sglist function in hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by leveraging an incorrect cast.
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
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-2016-7156.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=49adc5d3f8c6bb75e55ebfeab109c5c37dea65e8 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/3 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/2 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92774 | 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/msg00772.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg01246.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-7156 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=49adc5d3f8c6bb75e55ebfeab109c5c37dea65e8 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=49adc5d3f8c6bb75e55ebfeab109c5c37dea65e8 -
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=49adc5d3f8c6bb75e55ebfeab109c5c37dea65e8 Issue Tracking, Patch http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=49adc5d3f8c6bb75e55ebfeab109c5c37dea65e8 Patch, Vendor 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/2016-09/msg00772.html Patch, Vendor Advisory https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg00772.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg01246.html Patch, Vendor Advisory https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg01246.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-399 Added CWE NIST CWE-704 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.1 -
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] -
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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/07/2 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/06/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92774 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92774 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg01246.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg01246.html Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=49adc5d3f8c6bb75e55ebfeab109c5c37dea65e8 No Types Assigned http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=49adc5d3f8c6bb75e55ebfeab109c5c37dea65e8 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg00772.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg00772.html Vendor Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-399
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7156 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-2016-7156
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