CVE-2016-1922

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Un usuario o proceso podr\u00eda usar esta falla para bloquear la instancia QEMU, resultando en un problema DoS."}], "id": "CVE-2016-1922", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:42:52.087", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "LOW", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 2.1, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2016-12-29T22:59:00.370", "references": [{"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/16/1"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/16/6"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81058"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283934"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg02812.html"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3469"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3470"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/16/1"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/16/6"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81058"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283934"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-01/msg02812.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-01"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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