CVE-2016-3712

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
Integer overflow in the VGA module in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by editing VGA registers in VBE mode.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-3712
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-05-11T21:59:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-12T23:19:25
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-190 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.5.1
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.0
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2585.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0621.html Third Party Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3573 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90314 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035794 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1 Third Party Advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-179.html Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2585
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0621
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3712
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318712
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg01196.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3712
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3712
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:32:17 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 09:28:56 2016-05-11T21:59Z 2016-05-11T21:59:02 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 09:28:56 2020-05-14T15:35:09 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 09:28:56 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-02 22:06:12 2023-02-02T21:16:53 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 22:06:12 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated
2023-02-02 22:06:13 Integer overflow in the VGA module in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by editing VGA registers in VBE mode. An integer overflow flaw and an out-of-bounds read flaw were found in the way QEMU's VGA emulator set certain VGA registers while in VBE mode. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance. Description updated
2023-02-02 22:06:16 References updated
2023-02-13 00:05:43 2023-02-12T23:19:25 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 00:05:45 An integer overflow flaw and an out-of-bounds read flaw were found in the way QEMU's VGA emulator set certain VGA registers while in VBE mode. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance. Integer overflow in the VGA module in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by editing VGA registers in VBE mode. Description updated