6.5
CVE-2021-20196
- EPSS 0.03%
- Published 26.05.2021 22:15:07
- Last modified 21.11.2024 05:46:06
- Source secalert@redhat.com
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A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the floppy disk emulator of QEMU. This issue occurs while processing read/write ioport commands if the selected floppy drive is not initialized with a block device. This flaw allows a privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.03% | 0.055 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 6.5 | 2 | 4 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.