CVE-2020-28916

Public Exploit

Description

hw/net/e1000e_core.c in QEMU 5.0.0 has an infinite loop via an RX descriptor with a NULL buffer address.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory nongnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-11/msg03185.html mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/01/2 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00024.html third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-28916?
CVE-2020-28916 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-28916?
To fix CVE-2020-28916, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-28916 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-28916 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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