{"cve":"CVE-2016-5238","nvd":{"published":"2016-06-14T14:59:00.117","modified":"2026-06-17T00:49:01.743","status":"Modified","description":"The get_cmd function in hw/scsi/esp.c in QEMU might allow local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and QEMU process crash) via vectors related to reading from the information transfer buffer in non-DMA mode.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":4.4},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/02/9","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90995","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-1","http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3047-2"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","qemu:qemu"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:38:51.654415212+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-5238","score":0.00421,"percentile":0.3644,"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."]}