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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.0/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 10, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified