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CVE-2016-5338

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.50%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-06-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-5338
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.50%

Original NVD Description

The (1) esp_reg_read and (2) esp_reg_write functions in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) or execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via vectors related to the information transfer buffer.