CVE-2021-20203 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2021-20203

An integer overflow issue was found in the vmxnet3 NIC...

Vulnerability Description

An integer overflow issue was found in the vmxnet3 NIC emulator of the QEMU for versions up to v5.2.0. It may occur if a guest was to supply invalid values for rx/tx queue size or other NIC parameters. A privileged guest user may use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host resulting in DoS scenario.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

qemu
Vulnerable Versions:
versions up to v5.2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 25th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)