CVE-2016-2198 is a null pointer dereference vulnerability affecting QEMU, specifically when built with USB EHCI emulation support. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to trigger a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the QEMU process instance. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and low privileges, with no user interaction needed. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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