CVE-2016-1714

The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation…

published April 7, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06085 · 93.4th percentile
Published
2016-04-07T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 APR 19:00Z
    The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation…
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