CVE-2016-2150
Description
A memory access flaw was found in the way spice handled certain guests using crafted primary surface parameters. A user in a guest could use this flaw to read from and write to arbitrary memory locations on the host.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Local | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Frediano Ziglio (Red Hat).
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