CVE-2016-3712

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 11, 2016 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
11 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Integer 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.

Affected

References (11)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2585.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0621.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3573
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/4
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90314
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035794

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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