#VU46316 Division by zero in QEMU - CVE-2020-14415
Published: September 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46316
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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-2020-14415
CWE-ID: CWE-369
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to division by zero error within the oss_write() function in audio/ossaudio.c in QEMU. A remote user can run a specially crafted application to trigger the error and perform a denial if service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.