#VU31801 Out-of-bounds write in QEMU - CVE-2020-13361
Published: July 24, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31801
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13361
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU
QEMU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing frame count in es1370_transfer_audio in hw/audio/es1370.c. A local user on the guest operating system can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the host operating system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/28/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00032.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-05/msg03983.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0003/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-13361
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4728