CVE-2016-6833 is a use-after-free vulnerability in QEMU's vmxnet3_io_bar0_write function, affecting Debian and QEMU installations. This flaw allows a local guest OS administrator to trigger a denial of service, crashing the QEMU instance. Rated Medium (CVSS 4.4), it requires high privileges and local access to the guest OS, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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