Libslirp
CVE-2021-3595
LOW
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Uninitialized pointer prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
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| Impact | CVSS score of 3.8 (LOW). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the low-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
An invalid pointer initialization issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of QEMU. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-824. An invalid pointer initialization issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of QEMU. The flaw exists in the tftp_input() function and could occur while processing a udp packet that is smaller than the size of the 'tftp_t' structure. This issue may lead to out-of-bounds read access or indirect host memory disclosure to the guest. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects libslirp versions prior to 4.6.0. Affected products include: Libslirp Project Libslirp, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: prior to 4.6.0..
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DescriptionNVD
An invalid pointer initialization issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of QEMU. The flaw exists in the tftp_input() function and could occur while processing a udp packet that is smaller than the size of the 'tftp_t' structure. This issue may lead to out-of-bounds read access or indirect host memory disclosure to the guest. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects libslirp versions prior to 4.6.0.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
A use after free vulnerability in ip_reass() in ip_input.c of libslirp 4.2.0 and prior releases allows crafted packets t
ip_reass in ip_input.c in libslirp 4.0.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow via a large packet because it mishandles a cas
slirp.c in libslirp through 4.3.1 has a buffer over-read because it tries to read a certain amount of header data even i
tftp.c in libslirp 4.1.0, as used in QEMU 4.2.0, does not prevent ..\ directory traversal on Windows. Rated high severit
libslirp 4.0.0, as used in QEMU 4.1.0, has a use-after-free in ip_reass in ip_input.c. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), t
Out-of-bounds heap read and integer underflow in libslirp's TCP urgent data handler (sosendoob) exposes gigabytes of hos
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of the QEMU emulator. Rated medium
In libslirp 4.1.0, as used in QEMU 4.2.0, tcp_subr.c misuses snprintf return values, leading to a buffer overflow in lat
tcp_emu in tcp_subr.c in libslirp 4.1.0, as used in QEMU 4.2.0, mismanages memory, as demonstrated by IRC DCC commands i
ncsi.c in libslirp through 4.3.1 has a buffer over-read because it tries to read a certain amount of header data even if
An invalid pointer initialization issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of QEMU. Rated low severity (CV
An invalid pointer initialization issue was found in the SLiRP networking implementation of QEMU. Rated low severity (CV
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