CVE-2020-27174 describes a memory leak vulnerability in Amazon AWS Firecracker versions prior to 0.21.3 and 0.22.x before 0.22.1. This flaw allows an attacker to exhaust host memory by continuously sending data to the serial console, leading to a denial of service. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.21.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amazon:firecracker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0.22.0, < 0.22.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amazon:firecracker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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