{"cve":"CVE-2016-8669","nvd":{"published":"2016-11-04T21:59:06.350","modified":"2026-06-17T00:54:46.653","status":"Modified","description":"The serial_update_parameters function in hw/char/serial.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and QEMU process crash) via vectors involving a value of divider greater than baud base.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":6.0},"cwes":["CWE-369"],"references":["http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3592fe0c919cf27a81d8e9f9b4f269553418bb01","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00140.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/14/9","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/5","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93563"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","opensuse:leap","qemu:qemu","redhat:openstack","redhat:virtualization"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-8669","score":0.00362,"percentile":0.30074,"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."]}