CVE-2016-4001

Description

Buffer overflow in the stellaris_enet_receive function in hw/net/stellaris_enet.c in QEMU, when the Stellaris ethernet controller is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) via a large packet.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.08% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-04/msg01334.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184209.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85976 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183275.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3a15cc0e1ee7168db0782133d2607a6bfa422d66
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183350.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4001?
CVE-2016-4001 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4001?
To fix CVE-2016-4001, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4001 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4001 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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