CVE - CVE-2016-4454

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-4454	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information or cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) by changing FIFO registers and issuing a VGA command, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
References
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MISC:90927 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90927 MISC:GLSA-201609-01 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 MISC:USN-3047-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1 MISC:USN-3047-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2 MISC:[debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html MISC:[oss-security] 20160530 CVE-2016-4454 Qemu: display: vmsvga: out-of-bounds read in vmsvga_fifo_read_raw() routine URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/30/3 MISC:[qemu-devel] 20160530 [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/4] vmsvga: move fifo sanity checks to vmsvga_fifo_length URL:https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg05271.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336429 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1336429
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160502	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 (20160502)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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