Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-4002

critical Nessus Plugin ID 219741

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function in hw/net/mipsnet.c in QEMU, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and QEMU crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a packet larger than 1514 bytes.
(CVE-2016-4002)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 219741

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2016_4002.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4002

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-guest-agent-win32, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcacard, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcacard-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-guest-agent, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcacard, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcacard-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-guest-agent, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm-common, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-guest-agent-win32, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-img, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-img, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kvm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libcacard-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-common, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:qemu-kvm-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:qemu-kvm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libcacard-tools

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4002

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