CVE-2016-9603 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2016-9603 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 27/07/2018 | CVE Updated: 06/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2016
Source: redhat | Vendor: QEMU | Product: Qemu:
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2016-9603 Description

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in QEMU\'s Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA emulator\'s VNC display driver support before 2.9; the issue could occur when a VNC client attempted to update its display after a VGA operation is performed by a guest. A privileged user/process inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the host with privileges of the QEMU process.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-122
CWE Name: CWE-122
Source: QEMU

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).