CVE-2016-1714
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.42%
Description
The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.
How to fix CVE-2016-1714
To remediate CVE-2016-1714, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:2.5+dfsg-4 or later
Is CVE-2016-1714 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.5+dfsg-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |