CVE-2016-8669 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2016-8669 PUBLISHED

The serial_update_parameters function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving a value of divider greater than baud base.

EPSS 0.09% · 26.2th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.09%

26.2th 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	2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1, 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1, 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.2

Timeline

Nov 4, 2016 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8669 third-party-advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02461.html third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3261-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8669 third-party-advisory

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