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CVE-2016-9602
CVE-2016-9602
PUBLISHED
Qemu before version 2.9 is vulnerable to an improper link following when built with the VirtFS. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to access host file system beyond the shared folder and potentially escalating their privileges on a host.
EPSS 1.30% · 80.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.30%
80.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | qemu | *, 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.9, 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.10 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | qemu | 1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu10, 1:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu1, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Dec 31, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9602 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/12 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/14 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-02/msg04347.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3261-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3268-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9602 third-party-advisory