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    CVE-2016-7423

    The mptsas_process_scsi_io_request function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator), when built with LSI SAS1068 Host Bus emulation support, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving MPTSASRequest objects.

    Published:Sep 15, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 10, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00147
    CVSS Score:4.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Qemu
    Product
    Qemu

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=670e56d3ed2918b3861d9216f2c0540d9e9ae0d5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/11
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92997
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376776
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg03604.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
    http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=670e56d3ed2918b3861d9216f2c0540d9e9ae0d5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/11
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/16/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92997
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1376776
    https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg03604.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High