VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-1889

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.33%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-02-15

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Integer overflow in the bhyve hypervisor in FreeBSD 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0 when configured with a large amount of guest memory, allows local users to gain privilege via a crafted device descriptor.

Weakness classification

CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory