CVE-2016-3712

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3712
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-11 21:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the VGA module in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by editing VGA registers in VBE mode.

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-190 | 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
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Oracle Vm Server 3.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Vm Server 3.4 All All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.6.0 rc0 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.6.0 rc1 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.6.0 rc2 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.6.0 rc3 All All
Application Qemu Qemu 2.6.0 rc4 All All
Application Qemu Qemu All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-2974-1: QEMU vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
QEMU VGA Module CVE-2016-3712 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com Third Party Advisory
[Qemu-devel] [PULL 5/5] vga: make sure vga register setup for vbe stays af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.gnu.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2016-3712 Qemu: vga: out-of-bounds read and integer overflow issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3573-1 qemu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
XSA-179 - Xen Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xenbits.xen.org Third Party Advisory
Xen Qemu VGA Module Bugs Let Local Users on the Guest Deny Service on the Guest or Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-3712 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
1318712 – (CVE-2016-3712) CVE-2016-3712 qemu-kvm: Out-of-bounds read when creating weird vga screen surface MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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