VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6888

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-12-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Integer overflow in the net_tx_pkt_init function in hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) via the maximum fragmentation count, which triggers an unchecked multiplication and NULL pointer dereference.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references