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.
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DLA-1599-1 | qemu security update |
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EUVD-2016-7773 | 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. |
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USN-3125-1 | QEMU vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:43:38.554Z
Reserved: 2016-08-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-6888

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-12-10T00:59:09.370
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-6888


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