Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7170
CVE-2016-7170
Description
The vmsvga_fifo_run function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to cursor.mask[] and cursor.image[] array sizes when processing a DEFINE_CURSOR svga command.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg01764.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92904nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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