CVE - CVE-2016-6835

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-6835	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:RHSA-2017:2392 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392 MISC:[debian-lts-announce] 20180906 [SECURITY] [DLA 1497-1] qemu security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html MISC:[oss-security] 20160812 CVE request Qemu: buffer overflow in vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers() in vmxnet3 device emulation URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/7 MISC:[oss-security] 20160817 Re: CVE request Qemu: buffer overflow in vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers() in vmxnet3 device emulation URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/4 MISC:[qemu-devel] 20160810 Re: [PATCH] net: vmxnet: check IP header length URL:https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2016-08/msg00077.html MISC:http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d URL:http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93060258ae748573ca7197204125a2670047896d
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160817	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160817)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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