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MEDIUM
CVE-2018-10839
Qemu NE2000 Integer Overflow and Buffer Overflow
Description

Qemu emulator <= 3.0.0 built with the NE2000 NIC emulation support is vulnerable to an integer overflow, which could lead to buffer overflow issue. It could occur when receiving packets over the network. A user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu process resulting in DoS.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-10839 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-10839 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Qemu qemu
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-10839.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2892
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10839 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-09/msg03273.html Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/ Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4338 Vendor Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-10839 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-10839 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An integer overflow issue was found in the NE200 NIC emulation. It could occur while receiving packets from the network, if the size value was greater than INT_MAX. Such overflow would lead to stack buffer overflow issue. A user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in DoS scenario. Qemu emulator <= 3.0.0 built with the NE2000 NIC emulation support is vulnerable to an integer overflow, which could lead to buffer overflow issue. It could occur when receiving packets over the network. A user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu process resulting in DoS.
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10839 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1581013 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-121
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Qemu emulator <= 3.0.0 built with the NE2000 NIC emulation support is vulnerable to an integer overflow, which could lead to buffer overflow issue. It could occur when receiving packets over the network. A user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the Qemu process resulting in DoS. An integer overflow issue was found in the NE200 NIC emulation. It could occur while receiving packets from the network, if the size value was greater than INT_MAX. Such overflow would lead to stack buffer overflow issue. A user inside guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in DoS scenario.
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1581013 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10839 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-121
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-121 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-121
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2892 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4338 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4338 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/1 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/10/08/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10839 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10839 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-09/msg03273.html No Types Assigned https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-09/msg03273.html Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3826-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4338 [No Types Assigned]
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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