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CVE-2016-7421

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 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 4.4. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-7421
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.40%

Original NVD Description

The pvscsi_ring_pop_req_descr function in hw/scsi/vmw_pvscsi.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and QEMU process crash) by leveraging failure to limit process IO loop to the ring size.