CVE-2016-1889: freebsd Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1889 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in freebsd. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-02-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in the bhyve hypervisor in FreeBSD 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0 when configured with a large amount of guest memory, allows local users to gain privilege via a crafted device descriptor.

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.