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CVE-2016-9603

Published: Jul 27, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-122
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.4%
Top 9.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in QEMU's Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA emulator's VNC display driver support before 2.9; the issue could occur when a VNC client attempted to update its display after a VGA operation is performed by a guest. A privileged user/process inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the host with privileges of the QEMU process.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:HPR:LUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-122CWE-119

Affected Products

QEMU
oss-project·US
qemuOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
Qemu:On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
openstackOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
citrix
commercial·USaka xenserver, application delivery controller firmware, netscaler gateway firmware
xenserverOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96893
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038023
securitytracker.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0980
access.redhat.com
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