CVE-2016-4453
Published: 1 June 2016
The vmsvga_fifo_run function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a VGA command.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | Marking as negligible because a privileged user inside the guest could shut down the guest OS. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
qemu Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
| trusty |
Released
(2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.26)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.3)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=4e68a0ee17dad7b8d870df0081d4ab2e079016c2 |
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|
qemu-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.29)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.4 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |