CVE-2016-6836medium
Description
The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.
References
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=fdda170e50b8af062cf5741e12c4fb5e57a2eacf
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92444
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg02108.html
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-12-10
Updated: 2020-10-15
Type: CWE-665
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: LOW
CVSS v3
Base Score: 6
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 4
Exploitability Score: 1.5
Severity: MEDIUM