CVE-2016-4453

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 01 Jun 2016, 22:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 00:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.03% LOW
0% probability -0.04%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 Jun 2016, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 00:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The vmsvga_fifo_run function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a VGA command.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.03%• Percentile: 8%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-835•Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

    The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 16.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • qemu•qemu

    ≤ 2.6.0

References (8)