CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-8669

Divide By Zero

Published: Nov 04, 2016 | Modified: Feb 12, 2023
CVSS 3.x
6
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The serial_update_parameters function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving a value of divider greater than baud base.

Weakness

The product divides a value by zero.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Qemu Qemu * 2.7.1 (including)

References