CVE - CVE-2016-3710

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-3710	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:1035794 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035794 MISC:90316 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90316 MISC:DSA-3573 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3573 MISC:RHSA-2016:0724 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0724.html MISC:RHSA-2016:0725 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0725.html MISC:RHSA-2016:0997 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0997.html MISC:RHSA-2016:0999 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0999.html MISC:RHSA-2016:1000 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1000.html MISC:RHSA-2016:1001 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1001.html MISC:RHSA-2016:1002 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1002.html MISC:RHSA-2016:1019 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1019.html MISC:RHSA-2016:1224 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1224 MISC:RHSA-2016:1943 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1943.html MISC:USN-2974-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1 MISC:[Qemu-devel] 20160509 [PULL 1/5] vga: fix banked access bounds checking (CVE-2016-3710) URL:https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg01197.html MISC:[oss-security] 20160509 CVE-2016-3710 Qemu: vga: out-of-bounds r/w access issue URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/3 MISC:http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736 URL:http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736 MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html MISC:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html URL:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html MISC:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-179.html URL:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-179.html MISC:https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05164862 URL:https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05164862
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160330	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.
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Assigned (20160330)
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