CVE-2016-1714
Description
An out-of-bounds read/write flaw was discovered in the way QEMU's Firmware Configuration device emulation processed certain firmware configurations. A privileged (CAP_SYS_RAWIO) guest user could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process instance or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the host with privileges of the QEMU process.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.9 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Local | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Complete | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Complete | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Complete | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Donghai Zhu (Alibaba) for reporting this issue.
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