CVE-2016-8578
QEMU 9P NULL Pointer Dereference DoS
Description
The v9fs_iov_vunmarshal function in fsdev/9p-iov-marshal.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by sending an empty string parameter to a 9P operation.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 4, 2016, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 21, 2020, 8:41 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
1.5
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8578
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-2016-8578.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 | 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/msg07143.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 | Third Party Advisory |
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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 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 Mailing List, 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://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-476 Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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/201611-11 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 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:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html Third Party Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/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/93474 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 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-2016-8578 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-2016-8578
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