CVE-2020-27173 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in vm-superio before version 0.1.1, where an unconstrained serial console FIFO can lead to unlimited memory consumption on the host system. This can be triggered by sending excessive data to the input source, impacting all other virtual machines on the same host. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially causing a complete loss of availability for affected systems. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vm-superio_project:vm-superio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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