Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-9845
QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the Virtio GPU Device emulator support is vulnerable to an information leakage issue. It could occur while processing 'VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_GET_CAPSET_INFO' command. A guest user/process could use this flaw to leak contents of the host memory bytes.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2016-9845
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-9845
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 24 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-9845
| 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 | |
|
6.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.0
|
4.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-9845
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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-2016-9845
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94763
QEMU '/hw/display/virtio-gpu-3d.c' Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/15
oss-security - CVE request: Qemu: display: virtio-gpu-3d: information leakage in virgl_cmd_get_capset_infoMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/22
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Qemu: display: virtio-gpu-3d: information leakage in virgl_cmd_get_capset_infoMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49
QEMU: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-49) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg00019.html
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] virtio-gpu: fix information leak in getting capsetPatch;Vendor Advisory
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