High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4001
CVE-2016-4001
Description
Buffer overflow in the stellaris_enet_receive function in hw/net/stellaris_enet.c in QEMU, when the Stellaris ethernet controller is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) via a large packet.
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Affected products
37cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords25 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kvm&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/qemu&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1pkg:rpm/suse/xen&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205
< 1.4.2-46.1+ 24 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-46.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.2-44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.2-48.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.1-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.6_08-29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_07-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_04-22.22.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_07-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_04-22.22.2
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.4_07-37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.3_08-17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.5_21-27.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-04/msg01334.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183275.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183350.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184209.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/85976nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.qemu.orgnvd
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