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CVE-2016-5338

The (1) esp_reg_read and (2) esp_reg_write functions in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors related to the information transfer buffer.

  • Published: Jun 14, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-5338
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
qemu / qemu - 2.6.2.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 16.04 16.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 12.04 12.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 14.04 14.04.x
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x