7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-9777
KVM Linux Kernel Arbitrary VCPU Index Vulnerability
Description

KVM in the Linux kernel before 4.8.12, when I/O APIC is enabled, does not properly restrict the VCPU index, which allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access and host OS crash) via a crafted interrupt request, related to arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c and arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.h.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 28, 2016, 7:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:01 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-9777 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9777 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 Linux linux_kernel

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).

None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-9777 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9777 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]

    May. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94640 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94640 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.8.11 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.8 up to (excluding) 4.8.12
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94640 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/2 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=81cdb259fb6d8c1c4ecfeea389ff5a73c07f5755 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=81cdb259fb6d8c1c4ecfeea389ff5a73c07f5755 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400804 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400804 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/81cdb259fb6d8c1c4ecfeea389ff5a73c07f5755 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/81cdb259fb6d8c1c4ecfeea389ff5a73c07f5755 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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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