Qemu: net: buffer overflow in stellaris_enet emulator
Published May 23, 2016
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.90%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.10
- 16.04
Configuration 3
- 22
- 23
- 24
Configuration 4
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.90% (0.04903) | 91.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.92% (0.04921) | 90.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 7.08% (0.07079) | 91.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 9.37% (0.09366) | 92.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 7.08% (0.07079) | 91.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 9.37% (0.09366) | 92.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 7.08% (0.07079) | 91.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 9.37% (0.09366) | 92.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 23, 2025 | 7.08% (0.07079) | 91.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.08% (0.04077) | 87.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.49% (0.03487) | 91.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 3.49% (0.03487) | 90.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 3.10% (0.03097) | 89.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.78% (0.02776) | 88.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3a15cc0e1ee7168db0782133d2607a6bfa422d66 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183275.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183350.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184209.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/11/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/12/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85976 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2974-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4001 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325884 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-04/msg01334.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4001
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4001
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