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CVE-2016-4002

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 6.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-04-26 · 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-2016-4002
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
6.34%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the mipsnet_receive function in hw/net/mipsnet.c in QEMU, when the guest NIC is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and QEMU crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a packet larger than 1514 bytes.