CVE-2019-20485 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libvirt versions prior to 6.0.0, specifically within the qemu/qemu_driver.c component, affecting various Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat distributions. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker on the adjacent network to block the API by mishandling a monitor job during a guest agent query. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.7), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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