CVE-2016-5338

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The (1) esp_reg_read and (2) esp_reg_write functions in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors related to the information transfer buffer.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 14, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-5338: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix