CVE-2016-5238

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 4.4
Description
The get_cmd function in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU might allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to reading from the information transfer buffer in non-DMA mode.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-5238
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2016-06-14T14:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-10-21T20:50:13
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.2
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* 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
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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • HIGH
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 4.4
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 0.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-06/msg00150.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05691.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/9 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1341931 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90995 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5238
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5238
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:22:38 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 09:55:05 2016-06-14T14:59Z 2016-06-14T14:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 09:55:05 2020-10-21T20:50:13 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 09:55:05 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated