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CVE-2016-0749

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 8.49%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-06-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-0749
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
8.49%

Original NVD Description

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.