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CVE-2016-4002

Published: 26 April 2016

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.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
qemu
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty
Released (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.24)
upstream Needs triage

wily
Released (1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu9.4)
xenial
Released (1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.1)
Patches:
other: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-04/msg01131.html
qemu-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.28)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H