CVE-2016-6836

The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory…

published December 10, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
32.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00400 · 32.8th percentile
Published
2016-12-10T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 DEC 00:00Z
    The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory…
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