CVE-2016-8669
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6)—
The serial_update_parameters function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving a value of divider greater than baud base.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 6
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.36%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 28
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (5)
CWE
- CWE-369
Referencias
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3592fe0c919cf27a81d8e9f9b4f269553418bb01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93563
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3592fe0c919cf27a81d8e9f9b4f269553418bb01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93563
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2392
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11
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