CVE-2016-7161
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
9.8
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7161
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7161.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:2.7+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:2.7+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:2.7+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:2.7+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:2.7+dfsg-1 |
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7161.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7161
CWEs
CWE-787
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.