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CVE-2016-6836
CVE-2016-6836
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6 MEDIUM
The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.
EPSS 0.40% · 31.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.40%
31.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | qemu | *, 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.14, 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.16 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | qemu | 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu10, 1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu1, 1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- Aug 18, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6836 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/5 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg02108.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3125-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6836 third-party-advisory