Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
High
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2016-6836

Disclosure Date: December 10, 2016
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Description

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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
6.0 Medium
Impact Score:
4
Exploitability Score:
1.5
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
High
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • debian,
  • qemu

Products

  • debian linux 8.0,
  • qemu
Technical Analysis