NVD

CVE-2016-7161 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

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.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 10.0 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	NIST

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Change History

9 change records found show changes

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/16/2020 3:20:20 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu::::::::*	OR cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu::::::::* versions up to (including) 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc0::::::* cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc1::::::* cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.7.0:rc2::::::*
Removed	CVSS V3	NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-787
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-119
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141 Broken Link	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 No Types Assigned	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 Third Party Advisory

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/05/2016 1:40:55 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu::::::::*
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968 No Types Assigned	http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968 Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory, Patch

Initial CVE Analysis 10/05/2016 1:40:55 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	Configuration 1 OR	Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu::::::::*
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-119
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968 No Types Assigned	http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968 Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7161
NVD Published Date:
10/05/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2016-7161 Detail

Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/14/2024 12:05:11 AM

CVE Modified by MITRE 11/06/2023 9:34:15 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 11/16/2020 3:20:20 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 12/01/2018 6:29:08 AM

CVE Modified by MITRE 6/30/2017 9:30:05 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 1/06/2017 10:00:39 PM

CVE Translated by NIST 10/12/2016 9:45:00 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/05/2016 1:40:55 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 10/05/2016 1:40:55 PM

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