CVE-2016-4001
Qemu: net: buffer overflow in stellaris_enet emulator
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · April 7, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Buffer overflow in the stellaris_enet_receive function in hw/net/stellaris_enet.c in QEMU, when the Stellaris ethernet controller is configured to accept large packets, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) via a large packet.
Statement
This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')