CVE-2016-9923
CVSS V2 Low 2.1
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
Quick Emulator (Qemu) built with the 'chardev' backend support is vulnerable to a use after free issue. It could occur while hotplug and unplugging the device in the guest. A guest user/process could use this flaw to crash a Qemu process on the host resulting in DoS.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-9923
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-12-23T22:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-12-14T20:16:27
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.7.1 |
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94827 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/09/2 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9923 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9923 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:30:29 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:35:23 | 2016-12-23T22:59Z | 2016-12-23T22:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:35:23 | 2020-12-14T20:16:27 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:35:23 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |