Description
The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.
Published: 2016-12-10
Score: 6.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1497-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7720 The vmxnet_tx_pkt_parse_headers function in hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) by leveraging failure to check IP header length.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3125-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Qemu Qemu
Redhat Enterprise Linux Virtualization
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:37.918Z

Reserved: 2016-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6835

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-10T00:59:06.730

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6835

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6835 - Bugzilla

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