CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-4001

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the stellaris_enet_receive function in QEMU can lead to system crashes when the Stellaris ethernet controller is configured to accept large packets.

Risk Assessment

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to cause QEMU to crash, potentially leading to service availability interruptions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to limit the size of accepted packets or update QEMU to a version that fixes this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS