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01 Record

CVE-2018-20815

In QEMU 3.1.0, load_device_tree in device_tree.c calls the deprecated load_image function, which has a buffer overflow risk.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

In QEMU 3.1.0, load_device_tree in device_tree.c calls the deprecated load_image function, which has a buffer overflow risk.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
4.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 90.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-05-31 21:40Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 12:12Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-03-26
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
  • CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowVariant
Data version
5.1
Document digest
04741d621fefc1d8f3e5e1130204e725b82c071c15f9101029d97a142dd2be6f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
qemuqemuNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatopenstackNot specified—
redhatrhev_managerNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • qemu
    Fixed in 1:3.1+dfsg-7

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • qemu
    Fixed in 1:3.1+dfsg-7

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • qemu
    Fixed in 1:3.1+dfsg-7

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • qemu
    Fixed in 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.46

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • qemu
    Fixed in 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.38

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • qemu
    Fixed in 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.13

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.