CVE-2018-16847 describes an out-of-bounds heap buffer read/write vulnerability within the NVM Express Controller emulation in QEMU, affecting various QEMU and Ubuntu Linux products. This flaw, rated 7.8 HIGH, allows a local guest user to crash the QEMU process, leading to a Denial of Service, or potentially execute arbitrary code with the QEMU process's privileges. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:3.1.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
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