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CVE-2016-4002
Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function in hw/net/mipsnet.c in QEMU, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets,…
Critical9.8EPSS 6.3%
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- redhat
Description
Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function in hw/net/mipsnet.c in QEMU, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and QEMU crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a packet larger than 1514 bytes.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.3% · top 6.4% 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: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1326082 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 85992 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-48e72b7bc5 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- GLSA-201609-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160412 CVE Request: Qemu: net: buffer overflow in MIPSnet emulator (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-35d7b09908 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-75063477ca (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- USN-2974-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160412 Re: CVE Request: Qemu: net: buffer overflow in MIPSnet emulator (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20181130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1599-1] qemu security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [Qemu-devel] 20160407 [PATCH] net: mipsnet: check packet length against buffer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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