CVE-2016-3712 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the VGA module of QEMU, affecting products from vendors like Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. This flaw allows a local guest OS user to trigger a denial of service by manipulating VGA registers in VBE mode, leading to an out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash. Rated 5.5 Medium, the attack requires local access and has a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
<= 2.5.1CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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