CVE-2016-7161
Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.
02 Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.06% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-10-05 16:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 01:50Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-09-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2ed6d287f2d346649950b7bab3f4c1f89ac3ca545782e3358e4ef486c9956f9d
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160923 CVE request Qemu: hw: net: Fix a heap overflow in xlnx.xps-ethernetlitehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201611-11https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160923 Re: CVE request Qemu: hw: net: Fix a heap overflow in xlnx.xps-ethernetlitehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8
- lists.gnu.org[qemu-devel] 20160809 [PULL 3/3] hw/net: Fix a heap overflow in xlnx.xps-ethernetlitehttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:3237http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
- lists.gnu.org[qemu-devel] 20160809 [PATCH] hw/net: Fix a heap overflow in xlnx.xps-ethernetlitehttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html
- www.securityfocus.com93141http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141
- git.qemu.orghttp://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- qemu Fixed in 1:2.7+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- qemu Fixed in 1:2.7+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- qemu Fixed in 1:2.7+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- qemu Fixed in 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.30
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- qemu Fixed in 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.