CVE-2018-18849 describes an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in QEMU version 3.0.0, specifically within the lsi_do_msgin function in hw/scsi/lsi53c895a.c, affecting products like Canonical, Fedora, and openSUSE. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) can lead to high availability impact through local, low-complexity attacks requiring low privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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