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CVE-2016-9776

5.5 · MEDIUM

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the ColdFire Fast Ethernet Controller emulator support is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue.

Published Dec 29, 2016CWE-835EPSS 0.42%

Overview

CVE-2016-9776 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 29, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with the ColdFire Fast Ethernet Controller emulator support is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue. It could occur while receiving packets in 'mcf_fec_receive'. A privileged user/process inside guest could use this issue to crash the QEMU process on the host leading to DoS.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/3Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/8Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/94638Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400829Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.htmlReflists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-11/msg05324.htmlRefsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-49Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/3Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/02/8Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/94638

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9776?

CVE-2016-9776 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 29, 2016 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2016-9776?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-9776?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2016-9776?

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