Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2016-6835

The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.

  • Published: Dec 10, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-6835
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.1
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
qemu / qemu - 2.6.0
redhat / virtualization 4.0 4.0.x
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x