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CVE-2016-6835
MEDIUM · CVSS 6
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-10T00:59:06.730 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:51:51.643

Summary

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.

Affected products

qemu — qemu

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References

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