CVE-2010-0309

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 12 Feb 2010, 19:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 00:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100
CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.77% LOW
1% probability -0.23%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

12 Feb 2010, 19:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 00:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The pit_ioport_read function in the Programmable Interval Timer (PIT) emulation in i8254.c in KVM 83 does not properly use the pit_state data structure, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash or hang) by attempting to read the /dev/port file.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.77%• Percentile: 74%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-16•Configuration

    Weaknesses in this category are typically introduced during the configuration of the software.

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