CVE-2013-2016

Exp

A flaw was found in the way qemu v1.3.0 and later (virtio-rng) validates addresses when guest accesses the config space of a virtio device. If the virtio device has zero/small sized config space, such as virtio-rng, a privileged guest user could use this flaw to access the matching host's qemu address space and thus increase their privileges on the host.

Published: 2019-12-30 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2016 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.51%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-2016

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2016

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.51% +0.42%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.08% -1.20%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2016

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2016

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2016

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-2016 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (qemu), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2016
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2016
ubuntu low CVE-2013-2016 low priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (kvm, qemu, qemu-kvm, xen-3.1, xen-3.2, xen-3.3), 48 status rows across 8 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): DNE 31, not-affected 9, ignored 5, needed 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2016

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2016

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qemu qemu >= 1.3.0, <= 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qemu qemu 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell open_desktop_server 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:open_desktop_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:*
novell open_enterprise_server 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:novell:open_enterprise_server:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:linux_kernel:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2016

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00002.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/5 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/6 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59541 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-2016 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-2016 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83850 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/5f5a1318653c08e435cfa52f60b6a712815b659d Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2016 Third Party Advisory
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