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CVE-2016-9603

Published: Jul 27, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-122
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
4.4%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

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

qemuqemu
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
xenservercitrix
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
openstackredhat
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux desktopredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
qemuoss-projectUSCloud & SaaS
citrixcommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka xenserver, netscaler gateway firmware, application delivery controller firmware
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
and 5 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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
and 15 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 27, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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