CVE-2016-7161

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: October 05, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968