Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9103
The v9fs_xattrcreate function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host heap memory information by reading xattribute values before writing to them.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2016-9103
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9103
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 23 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9103
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.0
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.5
|
4.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-9103
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-9103
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-11) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93955
QEMU 'hw/9pfs/9p.c' Information Disclosure VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/7
oss-security - Re: CVE request Qemu: 9pfs: information leakage via xattributeMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/28/1
oss-security - CVE request Qemu: 9pfs: information leakage via xattributeMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb687602853b4ae656e9236ee4222609f3a6887d
QEMU · GitLab
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https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-10/msg01790.html
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/2] 9pfs: fix information leak in xattr readPatch;Third Party Advisory
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