CVE-2016-3710

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The VGA module in QEMU improperly performs bounds checking on banked access to video memory, which allows local guest OS administrators to execute arbitrary code on the host by changing access modes after setting the bank register, aka the "Dark Portal" issue.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
May 11, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-3710: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix