CVE-2016-6835 (GCVE-0-2016-6835)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-10 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:43
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Summary
The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.
Severity
6.0 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2016-08-10 00:00
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