Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-2538
Multiple integer overflows in the USB Net device emulator (hw/usb/dev-network.c) in QEMU before 2.5.1 allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or obtain sensitive host memory information via a remote NDIS control message packet that is mishandled in the (1) rndis_query_response, (2) rndis_set_response, or (3) usb_net_handle_dataout function.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Threat overview for CVE-2016-2538
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2538
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
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CVSS scores for CVE-2016-2538
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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3.6
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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4.9
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NIST |
7.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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5.2
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-2538
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-2538
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https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-02/msg03658.html
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] usb: check RNDIS buffer offsets & length
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1
USN-2974-1: QEMU vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83336
QEMU 'usb/dev-network.c' Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe3c546c5ff2a6210f9a4d8561cc64051ca8603e
QEMU · GitLab
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303120
1303120 – (CVE-2016-2538) CVE-2016-2538 Qemu: usb: integer overflow in remote NDIS control message handling
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http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-03/msg00064.html
[Qemu-stable] [ANNOUNCE] QEMU 2.5.1 Stable released
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/22/3
oss-security - CVE request Qemu: usb: integer overflow in remote NDIS control message handling
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201604-01) — Gentoo security
Products affected by CVE-2016-2538
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*