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CVE-2016-7116: debian debian_linux Path Traversal

CVSS: 6.0v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7116DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7116DLA-618-1
Published 10-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7116 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.63%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
DLA-1599-1SUSE-SU-2016:2589-1SUSE-SU-2016:2628-1SUSE-SU-2016:2781-1USN-3125-1

Timeline

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

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to access host files outside the export path via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified string.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.60% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian3 products
  • qemu< 1:2.6+dfsg-3.1 | < 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u15
  • qemu-kvm< 1.1.2+dfsg-6+deb7u15
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0
Qemu1 product
  • qemu≤ 2.6.2 | 2.7.0:rc0 | 2.7.0:rc1 | 2.7.0:rc2 | 2.7.0:rc3 | 2.7.0:rc4
Ubuntu1 product
  • qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30 | < 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6

3 vendors · 5 products

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