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    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.

    Published:Sep 23, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 5, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.05178
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Qemu
    Product
    Qemu

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

    http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
    http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11

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