CVE-2016-6834 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2016-6834 PUBLISHED

The net_tx_pkt_do_sw_fragmentation function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a zero length for the current fragment length.

EPSS 0.11% · 29.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.11%

29.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	qemu	0, 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5, 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	qemu	0, 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9, 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu10

Timeline

Aug 18, 2016 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
May 19, 2022 EPSS Score
Jul 10, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6834 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/8 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3125-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6834 third-party-advisory

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