VDB
CVE-2016-7116
CVE-2016-7116
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6 MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to access host files outside the export path via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified string.
EPSS 0.60% · 46.2th 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
0.60%
46.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | qemu | 0, 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9, 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu10 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | qemu | 0, 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu5, 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu6 |
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Oct 14, 2019 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 21, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 22, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 31, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 11, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 12, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7116 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/30/1 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/30/3 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3125-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7116 third-party-advisory