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CVE-2016-4453 Detail

Current Description

The vmsvga_fifo_run function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a VGA command.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  06/08/2016
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Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 0.8

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.6 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.1

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/2 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90928
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336650 Issue Tracking
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05270.html Patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

Change History

8 change records found - show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4453
NVD Published Date:
06/01/2016
NVD Last Modified:
06/30/2017