Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-1889 (CCN-119538)

Assigned:2016-12-06
Published:2016-12-06
Updated:2017-02-16
Summary:Integer overflow in the bhyve hypervisor in FreeBSD 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0 when configured with a large amount of guest memory, allows local users to gain privilege via a crafted device descriptor.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-190
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-1889

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1037400
FreeBSD bhyve Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1037400

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
freebsd-cve20161889-priv-esc(119538)

Source: CCN
Type: FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-16:38.bhyve
bhyve(8) virtual machine escape

Source: FREEBSD
Type: Vendor Advisory
FreeBSD-SA-16:38

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:10.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:10.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    freebsd freebsd 10.1
    freebsd freebsd 10.2
    freebsd freebsd 10.3
    freebsd freebsd 11.0
    freebsd freebsd 10.1
    freebsd freebsd 10.2 -
    freebsd freebsd 10.3 -
    freebsd freebsd 11.0