{"cve":"CVE-2016-1714","nvd":{"published":"2016-04-07T19:59:02.480","modified":"2026-06-17T00:42:29.137","status":"Modified","description":"The (1) fw_cfg_write and (2) fw_cfg_read functions in hw/nvram/fw_cfg.c in QEMU before 2.4, when built with the Firmware Configuration device emulation support, allow guest OS users with the CAP_SYS_RAWIO privilege to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write access and process crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid current entry value in a firmware configuration.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0081.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0082.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0083.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0084.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0085.html"],"products":["oracle:linux","qemu:qemu","redhat:openstack"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-1714","score":0.06085,"percentile":0.93415,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}