Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in QEMU's get_cmd Function

Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in QEMU's get_cmd Function

CVE-2016-5238 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The get_cmd function in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU might allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to reading from the information transfer buffer in non-DMA mode.

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