{
    "id": "CVE-2016-7161",
    "published": "2016-10-05 16:59:05",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:52:42",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-787",
    "description": "Heap-based buffer overflow in the .receive callback of xlnx.xps-ethernetlite in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the QEMU host via a large ethlite packet.",
    "epss_score": "0.06063",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93191",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "qemu",
            "product": "qemu"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html",
        "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html",
        "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11",
        "http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a0d1cbdacff5df4ded16b753b38fdd9da6092968",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/6",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/23/8",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93141",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html",
        "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01598.html",
        "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg01877.html",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-11"
    ]
}