CVE-2016-10029

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10029
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-27 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe virtio_gpu_set_scanout function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with Virtio GPU Device emulator support allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and process crash) via a scanout id in a VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_SET_SCANOUT command larger than num_scanouts.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Qemu Qemu All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.qemu-project.org
QEMU Memory Access Error in VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_SET_SCANOUT Command Lets Local Users on a Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.qemu-project.org
QEMU 'VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_SET_SCANOUT()' Function Out of Bounds Read Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE request Qemu: display: virtio-gpu: out of bounds read in virtio_gpu_set_scanout af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request Qemu: display: virtio-gpu: out of bounds read in virtio_gpu_set_scanout af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit MITRE git.qemu-project.org
git.qemu.org Git - qemu.git/commit MITRE git.qemu-project.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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