Vulnerability in Qemu
CVE-2020-28916
hw/net/e1000e_core.c in QEMU 5.0.0 has an infinite loop via an RX descriptor with a NULL buffer address.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qemu — versions 5.0.0
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-11/msg03185.html (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/01/2 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00024.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28916?
- CVE-2020-28916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-12-04.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28916?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-28916 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.