The esp_reg_write function in hw/scsi/esp.c in the 53C9X Fast SCSI Controller (FSC) support in QEMU does not properly check command buffer length, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via unspecified vectors.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-573-1 qemu security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1599-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5429 The esp_reg_write function in hw/scsi/esp.c in the 53C9X Fast SCSI Controller (FSC) support in QEMU does not properly check command buffer length, which allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via unspecified vectors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3047-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.426Z

Reserved: 2016-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4439

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-20T14:59:07.450

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-4439

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-05-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4439 - Bugzilla

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