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CVE-2016-10029

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-10029
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.41%

Original NVD Description

The virtio_gpu_set_scanout function in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) built with Virtio GPU Device emulator support allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and process crash) via a scanout id in a VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_SET_SCANOUT command larger than num_scanouts.