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CVE-2016-3077· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The VersionMapper.fromKernelVersionString method in oVirt Engine allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (process cra

The VersionMapper.fromKernelVersionString method in oVirt Engine allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (process crash) for all VMs.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 6, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 61th percentile
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Action score

26

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatovirt-engine

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat ovirt-engineall versions

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevmbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-backendbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-dbscriptsbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-extensions-api-implbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-extensions-api-impl-javadocbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-libbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-restapibefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-setupbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-setup-basebefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-setup-plugin-ovirt-enginebefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-commonbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helperbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-setup-plugin-websocket-proxybefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-toolsbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-userportalbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-userportal-debuginfobefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-vmconsole-proxy-helperbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-webadmin-portalbefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-webadmin-portal-debuginfobefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6
Red Hat:rhev_manager:3rhevm-websocket-proxybefore 0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el60:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6

Same product

redhat: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-7510In ovirt-engine 4.1, if a host was provisioned with cloud-init, the root password could be revealed through the REST interface.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0151Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in oVirt Engine before 3.5.0 beta2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of u
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2015-1780oVirt users with MANIPULATE_STORAGE_DOMAIN permissions can attach a storage domain to any data-center
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2016-3113Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ovirt-engine allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1062A vulnerability was discovered in oVirt 4.1.x before 4.1.9, where the combination of Enable Discard and Wipe After Delete flags for VM disks
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2018-1000095oVirt version 4.2.0 to 4.2.2 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the name/description of VMs portion of the web admin app
    19Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:rhevm0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-backend0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-dbscripts0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-extensions-api-impl0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-extensions-api-impl-javadoc0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-lib0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-restapi0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-setup0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-setup-base0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-setup-plugin-ovirt-engine-common0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rhevm-setup-plugin-vmconsole-proxy-helper0:3.6.4.1-0.1.el6 · Red Hat:rhev_manager:3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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