CVE-2016-6835

Description

The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.

6.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gnu.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7	third party advisory mailing list
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4	third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6835?: CVE-2016-6835 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6835?: To fix CVE-2016-6835, 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-2016-6835 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6835 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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