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CVE-2016-7909

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Description

The pcnet_rdra_addr function in hw/net/pcnet.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by setting the (1) receive or (2) transmit descriptor ring length to 0.

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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93275

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/03/3

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07942.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-10-05

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.4

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00136

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