CVE-2016-4002

Description

Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function in hw/net/mipsnet.c in QEMU, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and QEMU crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a packet larger than 1514 bytes.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.28% Top 10%
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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326082 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85992 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184209.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/6 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183275.html third party advisory vendor advisory
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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/7 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-04/msg01131.html mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4002?
CVE-2016-4002 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4002?
To fix CVE-2016-4002, 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-2016-4002 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4002 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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