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HistoryJan 16, 2020 - 8:09 a.m.

CVE-2020-7039

2020-01-1608:09:06
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EPSS

0.004

Percentile

72.3%

A heap buffer overflow issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of the QEMU emulator. This flaw occurs in the tcp_emu() routine while emulating IRC and other protocols. An attacker could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service or potential execution of arbitrary code with privileges of the QEMU process.

Mitigation

This issue can only be resolved by applying updates.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.