CVE-2016-9922
QEMU Cirrus Graphics Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The cirrus_do_copy function in hw/display/cirrus_vga.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when cirrus graphics mode is VGA, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving blit pitch values.
INFO
Published Date :
March 27, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 4:50 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2016-9922.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4299b90e9ba9ce5ca9024572804ba751aa1a7e70 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/09/1 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94803 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334398 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-12/msg00442.html | Patch Vendor 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2016-9921 CVE-2016-9922 Qemu: display: cirrus_vga: a divide by zero in cirrus_do_copy The cirrus_do_copy function in hw/display/cirrus_vga.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when cirrus graphics mode is VGA, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving blit pitch values. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9922 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The cirrus_do_copy function in hw/display/cirrus_vga.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when cirrus graphics mode is VGA, allows local guest OS privileged users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving blit pitch values. CVE-2016-9921 CVE-2016-9922 Qemu: display: cirrus_vga: a divide by zero in cirrus_do_copy Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L Removed Reference http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4299b90e9ba9ce5ca9024572804ba751aa1a7e70 [Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] Added Reference http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4299b90e9ba9ce5ca9024572804ba751aa1a7e70 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9922 [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:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 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 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* -
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. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4299b90e9ba9ce5ca9024572804ba751aa1a7e70 No Types Assigned http://git.qemu-project.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4299b90e9ba9ce5ca9024572804ba751aa1a7e70 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/09/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/09/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334398 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334398 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-12/msg00442.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-12/msg00442.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94803 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94803 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-369 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-2016-9922 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9922
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