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CVE-2016-5338
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-06-14T14:59:02.760 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:49:14.407

Summary

The (1) esp_reg_read and (2) esp_reg_write functions in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors related to the information transfer buffer.

Affected products

qemu — qemu

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References

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