CVE-2016-2857 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-2857

The net_checksum_calculate function in net/checksum.c in QEMU allows local guest...

Vulnerability Description

The net_checksum_calculate function in net/checksum.c in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read and crash) via the payload length in a crafted packet.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

qemu, ubuntu linux, debian linux, openstack, virtualization, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 8.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8, 9, 3.0, 4.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7

Timeline

Official Publish: April 8th, 2016
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.