Out-of-bounds read in QEMU - CVE-2019-3812
Published: February 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17824
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3812
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU
QEMU
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read condition in the i2c_ddc() function, as defined in the hw/i2c/i2c-ddc.c source code file. A local attacker can execute malicious i2c commands, trigger an out-of-bounds read condition and access sensitive information on a targeted system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3812
Install updates from vendor's website.