CVE-2016-4454 | BDVDB-2026-76215 Detail
Description#
The vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information or cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) by changing FIFO registers and issuing a VGA command, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05271.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90927
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336429
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.