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CVE-2016-6836

MEDIUM · CVSS 6 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.0. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2016-6836
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6
EPSS
0.40%

Original NVD Description

The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.