CVE-2016-9913
QEMU 9pfs Device Denial of Service
Description
Memory leak in the v9fs_device_unrealize_common function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local privileged guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption and possibly QEMU process crash) via vectors involving the order of resource cleanup.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 29, 2016, 10:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 12, 2023, 11:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
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-2016-9913.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4774718e5c194026ba5ee7a28d9be49be3080e42 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/11 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/7 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94729 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg03278.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 | 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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-9913 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9913 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]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4774718e5c194026ba5ee7a28d9be49be3080e42 [Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4774718e5c194026ba5ee7a28d9be49be3080e42 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4774718e5c194026ba5ee7a28d9be49be3080e42 Issue Tracking, Patch http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4774718e5c194026ba5ee7a28d9be49be3080e42 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-400 Added CWE NIST CWE-401 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94729 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94729 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94729 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 30, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4774718e5c194026ba5ee7a28d9be49be3080e42 No Types Assigned http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4774718e5c194026ba5ee7a28d9be49be3080e42 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/7 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/11 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg03278.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg03278.html Vendor Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-400 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9913 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-2016-9913
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