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CVE-2016-6351

The esp_do_dma function in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with ESP/NCR53C9x controller emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors involving DMA read into ESP command buffer.

  • Published: Sep 7, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-6351
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.7
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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