CVE-2020-25743: qemu NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSS: 3.2v3.1LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-25743DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25743
Published 06-10-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-25743 is a low (CVSS 3.2) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in qemu. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
3.2/10
010
Low · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 06-10-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
hw/ide/pci.c in QEMU before 5.1.1 can trigger a NULL pointer dereference because it lacks a pointer check before an ide_cancel_dma_sync call.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsLow 3.2Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.2LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated3.2LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Low 2.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.47%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
39%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.47% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.47%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat2 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
- openstack_platform13.0
Ubuntu2 products
- qemuAll versions (No fix recorded)
- qemu-hweAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- qemuAll versions (No fix recorded)
Qemu1 product
- qemu< 5.1.1
4 vendors · 6 products
References
9 links- lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-09/msg05967.htmlX Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/29/1X Refsource CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory