CVE-2016-8578
Detail
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Description
The v9fs_iov_vunmarshal function in fsdev/9p-iov-marshal.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and QEMU process crash) by sending an empty string parameter to a 9P operation.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Insufficient Information
NIST
Change History
10 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:59:36 PM
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Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
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Reference
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14
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Reference
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
Added
Reference
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 12:07:24 AM
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Modified Analysis by NIST 10/21/2020 4:41:02 PM
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CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS V3
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Removed
CVSS V2
NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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CWE
NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
Removed
CWE
NIST CWE-476
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.7.1
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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 Mailing List, 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
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 12/01/2018 6:29:09 AM
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Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/30/2017 9:30:11 PM
Action
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Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/06/2017 10:00:43 PM
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Old Value
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Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html [No Types Assigned]
Modified Analysis by NIST 11/07/2016 12:59:41 PM
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CVSS V3
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS V2
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added
CWE
CWE-476
Added
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html Third Party Advisory, Patch
Initial CVE Analysis 11/07/2016 11:01:32 AM
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CVSS V3
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Initial CVE Analysis 11/07/2016 10:02:20 AM
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CVSS V3
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added
CWE
CWE-476
Changed
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/14 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/8 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93474 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg07143.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Translated by NIST 11/05/2016 4:45:01 PM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2016-8578 NVD
Published Date: 11/04/2016 NVD
Last Modified: 04/12/2025
Source: Red Hat, Inc.
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