Vulnerability in Libslirp Project

CVE-2021-3592

An invalid pointer initialization issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of QEMU. The flaw exists in the bootp_input() function and could occur while processing a udp packet that is smaller than the size of the 'bootp_t' structure. A malicious guest could use this flaw to leak 10 bytes of uninitialized heap memory from the host. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects libslirp versions prior to 4.6.0.

EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-3592?
CVE-2021-3592 is a low-severity vulnerability in Libslirp Project, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2021-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-3592?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.