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CVE-2021-3592

LOW
3.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score3.8
SeverityLOW
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack VectorLOCAL
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published6/15/2021
Last Modified11/21/2024
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

debian:debian_linuxfedoraproject:fedoralibslirp_project:libslirpredhat:enterprise_linux

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-824CWE-824

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970484(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-44(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0004/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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