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CVE-2016-7995

Memory leak in the ehci_process_itd function in hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to caus…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.0
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 34%
Public exploits
0
none known

Memory leak in the ehci_process_itd function in hw/usb/hcd-ehci.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of crafted buffer page select (PG) indexes.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.16.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg06609.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • git.qemu.org /?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b16c129daf0fed91febbb88de23dae8271c8898a · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/07/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93454 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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