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CVE-2016-6835: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6835DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6835
Published 10-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6835 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 6
DLA-1497-1RHSA-2017:2392SUSE-SU-2016:2473-1SUSE-SU-2016:2507-1SUSE-SU-2016:2533-1SUSE-SU-2017:2946-1

Timeline

  1. 10-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.39% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
Qemu1 product
Redhat1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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