CVE-2018-20815 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting QEMU version 3.1.0, specifically within the load_device_tree function in device_tree.c due to its use of the deprecated load_image function. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk with network-based exploitation, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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