6.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-8667
QEMU Denial of Service Divide By Zero
Description

The rc4030_write function in hw/dma/rc4030.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via a large interval timer reload value.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2016, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 21, 2020, 8:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

1.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-8667 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
1 Qemu qemu
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-2016-8667.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93567 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02577.html Patch Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-8667 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-8667 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 [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/2016/10/14/6 Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/4 Third Party Advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.8.1.1 *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.9.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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]

    Sep. 07, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html [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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/6 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/4 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02577.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02577.html Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93567 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93567 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-369
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93567 Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93567 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:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/6 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/4 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02577.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02577.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93567 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93567 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-369
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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-2016-8667 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-2016-8667 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

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