CVE-2016-7995
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CVE-2016-7995 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6/10 on the CVSS scale. Memory leak in the ehci_process_itd function in hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted buffer page select (PG) indexes.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Memory leak in the ehci_process_itd function in hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted buffer page select (PG) indexes.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.7.1 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 42.2 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg06609.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93454Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg06609.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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