CVE-2016-0749

high-risk
Published 2016-06-09

The smartcard interaction in SPICE allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU-KVM process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to connecting to a guest VM, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Do I need to act?

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16.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 84% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

64
/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 13/34 · Low
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate