CVE-2021-20203
"QEMU vmxnet3 Integer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description
An integer overflow issue was found in the vmxnet3 NIC emulator of the QEMU for versions up to v5.2.0. It may occur if a guest was to supply invalid values for rx/tx queue size or other NIC parameters. A privileged guest user may use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host resulting in DoS scenario.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 25, 2021, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 30, 2022, 7:32 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
1.5
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20203
vulnerability.
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products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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-2021-20203.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1913873 | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922441 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00009.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-20203 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-20203 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-190 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 05, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00009.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00009.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 03, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1913873 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1913873 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922441 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1922441 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.2.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-20203 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-20203
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.20677
percentile