qemu-kvm: Out-of-bounds read when creating weird vga screen surface
Published May 11, 2016
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.51%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
- 16.04
Configuration 4
- 8.0
Configuration 5
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 7.3
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 7.3
- 7.6
- 7.7
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0621
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-126.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2585
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.503.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0621 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-126.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2585 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00513) | 41.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 39.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 27.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00197) | 58.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00152) | 51.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 22.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 20.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2585.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0621.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3573 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90314 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035794 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-179.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3712 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318712 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-05/msg01196.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3712
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3712
Change history (0)
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