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CVE-2016-3710
The VGA module in QEMU improperly performs bounds checking on banked access to video memory, which allows local guest OS administrators to…
High8.8EPSS 0.92%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- redhat
Description
The VGA module in QEMU improperly performs bounds checking on banked access to video memory, which allows local guest OS administrators to execute arbitrary code on the host by changing access modes after setting the bank register, aka the "Dark Portal" issue.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.92% · top 40% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (22)
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-179.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0999 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 90316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0725 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1000 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX212736 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0997 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05164862 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1035794 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1943 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-2974-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160509 CVE-2016-3710 Qemu: vga: out-of-bounds r/w access issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0724 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [Qemu-devel] 20160509 [PULL 1/5] vga: fix banked access bounds checking (CVE-2016-3710) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1224 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-3573 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .