CVE-2016-4441

medium

Description

The get_cmd function in hw/scsi/esp.c in the 53C9X Fast SCSI Controller (FSC) support in QEMU does not properly check DMA length, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via unspecified vectors, involving an SCSI command.

References

Advisories

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg03274.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1337505

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90762

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/19/4

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-05-20

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00103