#VU16556 Heap out-of-bounds read in QEMU - CVE-2018-16847
Published: December 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16556
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16847
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU
QEMU
Description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in nvme_cmb_ops routines in nvme device due to OOB heap buffer read access issue in the NVM Express Controller emulation'. An adjacent attacker can crash the QEMU process resulting in DoS or potentially run arbitrary code with privileges of the QEMU process.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.