Security Advisory
CVE-2016-4454
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MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
The vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information or cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) by changing FIFO registers and issuing a VGA command, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Published Date
June 1, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory