CVE-2016-8668 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the rocker_io_writel function of QEMU, affecting products like openSUSE and QEMU itself. This flaw allows a highly privileged local guest OS administrator to trigger a denial of service (QEMU process crash) by manipulating DMA buffer sizes. With a CVSS score of 6.0 (MEDIUM), it requires high privileges and local access but has a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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