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CVE-2016-8667

medium

Description

The rc4030_write function in hw/dma/rc4030.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via a large interval timer reload value.

References

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg02577.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93567

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/6

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-11-04

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: 0.00111