CVE-2016-7423 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in QEMU, specifically when configured with LSI SAS1068 Host Bus emulation. A local guest OS administrator can trigger an out-of-bounds write, leading to a QEMU process crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring high privileges, with the primary impact being system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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