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CVE-2016-4002 Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function in hw/net/mipsnet.c in QEMU, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corr...

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 6.3%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function in hw/net/mipsnet.c in QEMU, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and QEMU crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a packet larger than 1514 bytes.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/qemu(Debian:12) < 1:2.6+dfsg-2 1:2.6+dfsg-2
debian/qemu(Debian:13) < 1:2.6+dfsg-2 1:2.6+dfsg-2
debian/qemu(Debian:14) < 1:2.6+dfsg-2 1:2.6+dfsg-2
qemu <= 2.6.2 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora = 22 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora = 23 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora = 24 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 12.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 14.04 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 15.10 No fix listed
Canonical Ubuntu Linux = 16.04 No fix listed
debian linux = 8.0 No fix listed

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