Critical severity · published Apr 26, 2016
CVE-2016-4002
Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function in hw/net/mipsnet.c in QEMU, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
9.8
CVSS
6.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function in hw/net/mipsnet.c in QEMU, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and QEMU crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a packet larger than 1514 bytes.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.3% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
22; 23; 24 · source: NVD
QE
Qemu · Qemu
through 2.6.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.10; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4002
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4002
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183275.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183350.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184209.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/6
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/7
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85992
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