CVE-2016-4454
6.0
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
The vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information or cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) by changing FIFO registers and issuing a VGA command, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
How to fix CVE-2016-4454
To remediate CVE-2016-4454, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/qemu—upgrade to 1:2.6+dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2016-4454 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:2.6+dfsg-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |