CVE-2016-9103

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 09 Dec 2016, 22:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 02:42

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100
CVSS Score
6 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability -0.04%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Dec 2016, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 02:42
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host heap memory information by reading xattribute values before writing to them.

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: 0.08%• Percentile: 24%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • qemu•qemu

    ≤ 2.7.1

References (7)