CVE-2016-7170 describes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the vmsvga_fifo_run function of QEMU, affecting various distributions including Debian and openSUSE. This flaw allows a local guest OS administrator to trigger a denial of service and crash the QEMU process by manipulating cursor array sizes during a DEFINE_CURSOR svga command. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.4 (Medium), the vulnerability requires high privileges (PR:H) and local access (AV:L) to achieve a high impact on availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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