CVE-2016-6835 | BDVDB-2026-79565 Detail
Description#
The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.