CVE-2016-7161

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.87% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gnu.org Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6 third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
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-2016-7161?
CVE-2016-7161 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7161?
To fix CVE-2016-7161, 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-2016-7161 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7161 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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