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CVE-2019-5008

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-5008 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in QEMU version 3.1.50, specifically within the hw/sparc64/sun4u.c component. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by manipulating a device driver. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability for the affected system. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.1.50CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:3.1.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0282 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-5008Low

QEMU: NULL pointer dereference in hw/sparc64/sun4u.c leading to DoS

Jan 4, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00000.html
fakhrizulkifli.github.io / posts/2019/01/03/CVE-2019-5008
PatchThird Party Advisory
git.qemu.org
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BOE3PVFPMWMXV3DGP2R3XIHAF2ZQU3FS
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RVDHJB2QKXNDU7OFXIHIL5O5VN5QCSZL
usn.ubuntu.com / 3978-1
securityfocus.com / bid/108024
Third Party Advisory