CVE-2021-4206
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 8.2
Description
A flaw was found in the QXL display device emulation in QEMU. An integer overflow in the cursor_alloc() function can lead to the allocation of a small cursor object followed by a subsequent heap-based buffer overflow. This flaw allows a malicious privileged guest user to crash the QEMU process on the host or potentially execute arbitrary code within the context of the QEMU process.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-4206
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-04-29T17:15:20
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-09-23T15:13:45
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.0.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:advanced_virtualization:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.2
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.5
- Impact Score
- 6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2036998 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00008.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-27 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://starlabs.sg/advisories/21-4206/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5133 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4206 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-4206 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-08 06:20:17 | Added to TrackCVE |