CVE-2016-6836

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 10 Dec 2016, 00:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:43

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
6 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

10 Dec 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:43
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 23%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-665•Improper Initialization

    The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • qemu•qemu

    ≤ 2.7.1

References (7)