CVE-2016-9922 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in QEMU's cirrus_do_copy function when operating in VGA graphics mode. A local guest OS privileged user can trigger a divide-by-zero error, crashing the QEMU process, by manipulating blit pitch values. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and has a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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