CVE-2016-6490

The virtqueue_map_desc function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite…

published December 10, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The virtqueue_map_desc function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) via a zero length for the descriptor buffer.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00393 · 32.0th percentile
Published
2016-12-10T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 DEC 00:00Z
    The virtqueue_map_desc function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite…
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