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A vulnerability was found in QEMU (Virtualization Software) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c of the component Page Count Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or infinite loop, and QEMU process crash) via a crafted page count for descriptor rings.

The bug was discovered 12/09/2016. The weakness was shared 12/10/2016 by Li Qiang with 360.cn Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at git.qemu.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-7155 since 09/06/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94669 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities (USN-3125-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169313 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for qemu (SUSE-SU-2016:2589-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (94669). The entries 92520, 93311, 93998 and 93999 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

• Virtualization Software

Name

• QEMU

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 94669
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities (USN-3125-1)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 65001
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for qemu FEDORA-2016-3d3218ec41
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Patch: 7f61f4690dd153be98900a2a508b88989e692753

Timelineinfo

09/06/2016 🔍
09/06/2016 +0 days 🔍
11/09/2016 +64 days 🔍
11/10/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/09/2016 +29 days 🔍
12/09/2016 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2016 +1 days 🔍
12/10/2016 +0 days 🔍
10/05/2022 +2125 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: qemu.org

Advisory: USN-3125-1
Researcher: Li Qiang
Organization: 360.cn Inc.
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-7155 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92772 - QEMU '/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2016 13:38
Updated: 10/05/2022 10:23
Changes: 12/10/2016 13:38 (62), 06/22/2019 18:15 (17), 10/05/2022 10:16 (6), 10/05/2022 10:23 (1)
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