CVE-2016-1714

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1714
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-07 19:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All
Application Qemu Qemu All All All All
Application Redhat Openstack 5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3469-1 qemu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3470-1 qemu-kvm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request Qemu: nvram: OOB r/w access in processing firmware configurations af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request Qemu: nvram: OOB r/w access in processing firmware configurations af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE request Qemu: nvram: OOB r/w access in processing firmware configurations af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
QEMU Firmware Configuration Processing Access Flaw Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 for v2.3.0] fw_cfg: add check to validate current af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3471-1 qemu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
QEMU 'fw_cfg_write()' Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201604-01) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-1714 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Bug 1296060 – CVE-2016-1714 Qemu: nvram: OOB r/w access in processing firmware configurations MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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