CVE-2016-3712 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2016-3712

Integer overflow in the VGA module in QEMU allows local...

Vulnerability Description

Integer overflow in the VGA module in QEMU allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and QEMU process crash) by editing VGA registers in VBE mode.

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

vm server, qemu, ubuntu linux, debian linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation, xenserver
Vulnerable Versions:
3.3, 3.4, 0, 2.6.0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 8.0, 6.0, 7.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6, 7.7, 7.5

Timeline

Official Publish: May 11th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.