GCVE Workshop - 22 September 2026 (14:00-18:00), Luxembourg Before The Vulnopticon Conference - Registration

CVE-2020-13800 (GCVE-0-2020-13800)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-06-04 15:23 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:25
VLAI
Summary
ati-vga in hw/display/ati.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger infinite recursion via a crafted mm_index value during an ati_mm_read or ati_mm_write call.
Severity
6.0 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T12:25:16.567Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00825.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/2"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0001/"
          },
          {
            "name": "openSUSE-SU-2020:1108",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SUSE",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "USN-4467-1",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_UBUNTU",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://cve.openeuler.org/cve#/CVEInfo/CVE-2020-13800"
          },
          {
            "name": "GLSA-202011-09",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_GENTOO",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-09"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "ati-vga in hw/display/ati.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger infinite recursion via a crafted mm_index value during an ati_mm_read or ati_mm_write call."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2020-11-11T05:06:15.000Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00825.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/2"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0001/"
        },
        {
          "name": "openSUSE-SU-2020:1108",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SUSE"
          ],
          "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "USN-4467-1",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_UBUNTU"
          ],
          "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://cve.openeuler.org/cve#/CVEInfo/CVE-2020-13800"
        },
        {
          "name": "GLSA-202011-09",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_GENTOO"
          ],
          "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-09"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2020-13800",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "ati-vga in hw/display/ati.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger infinite recursion via a crafted mm_index value during an ati_mm_read or ati_mm_write call."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00825.html",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00825.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/2",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/2"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0001/",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0001/"
            },
            {
              "name": "openSUSE-SU-2020:1108",
              "refsource": "SUSE",
              "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "USN-4467-1",
              "refsource": "UBUNTU",
              "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://cve.openeuler.org/cve#/CVEInfo/CVE-2020-13800",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://cve.openeuler.org/cve#/CVEInfo/CVE-2020-13800"
            },
            {
              "name": "GLSA-202011-09",
              "refsource": "GENTOO",
              "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-09"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2020-13800",
    "datePublished": "2020-06-04T15:23:08.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2020-06-03T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T12:25:16.567Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2020-13800",
      "date": "2026-09-09",
      "epss": "0.00486",
      "percentile": "0.40301"
    },
    "fkie_nvd": {
      "configurations": "[{\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"B224F3C1-3F8B-4178-82B1-4264C1811A0C\"}]}]}, {\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"7A5301BF-1402-4BE0-A0F8-69FBE79BC6D6\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"23A7C53F-B80F-4E6A-AFA9-58EEA84BE11D\"}, {\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"902B8056-9E37-443B-8905-8AA93E2447FB\"}]}]}, {\"nodes\": [{\"operator\": \"OR\", \"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"vulnerable\": true, \"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"matchCriteriaId\": \"B009C22E-30A4-4288-BCF6-C3E81DEAF45A\"}]}]}]",
      "descriptions": "[{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"ati-vga in hw/display/ati.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger infinite recursion via a crafted mm_index value during an ati_mm_read or ati_mm_write call.\"}, {\"lang\": \"es\", \"value\": \"ati-vga en el archivo hw/display/ati.c en QEMU versi\\u00f3n 4.2.0, permite a usuarios invitados del Sistema Operativo desencadenar una recursividad infinita por medio de un valor mm_index dise\\u00f1ado durante una llamada de ati_mm_read o ati_mm_write\"}]",
      "id": "CVE-2020-13800",
      "lastModified": "2024-11-21T05:01:53.180",
      "metrics": "{\"cvssMetricV31\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"3.1\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H\", \"baseScore\": 6.0, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"attackVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"HIGH\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"scope\": \"CHANGED\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"integrityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\"}, \"exploitabilityScore\": 1.5, \"impactScore\": 4.0}], \"cvssMetricV2\": [{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"cvssData\": {\"version\": \"2.0\", \"vectorString\": \"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C\", \"baseScore\": 4.9, \"accessVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"accessComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"authentication\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"integrityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"COMPLETE\"}, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"exploitabilityScore\": 3.9, \"impactScore\": 6.9, \"acInsufInfo\": false, \"obtainAllPrivilege\": false, \"obtainUserPrivilege\": false, \"obtainOtherPrivilege\": false, \"userInteractionRequired\": false}]}",
      "published": "2020-06-04T16:15:12.873",
      "references": "[{\"url\": \"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Mailing List\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://cve.openeuler.org/cve#/CVEInfo/CVE-2020-13800\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00825.html\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Mailing List\", \"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-09\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0001/\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/2\", \"source\": \"cve@mitre.org\", \"tags\": [\"Mailing List\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Mailing List\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://cve.openeuler.org/cve#/CVEInfo/CVE-2020-13800\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Broken Link\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00825.html\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Mailing List\", \"Vendor Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-09\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0001/\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Third Party Advisory\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/2\", \"source\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"tags\": [\"Mailing List\", \"Third Party Advisory\"]}]",
      "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
      "vulnStatus": "Modified",
      "weaknesses": "[{\"source\": \"nvd@nist.gov\", \"type\": \"Primary\", \"description\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CWE-674\"}]}]"
    },
    "microsoft_vex": {
      "current_release_date": "2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2020-13800",
      "id": "msrc_CVE-2020-13800",
      "initial_release_date": "2020-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
      "product_status:fixed": "1",
      "product_status:known_affected": "1",
      "source": "Microsoft CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "ati-vga in hw/display/ati.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger infinite recursion via a crafted mm_index value during an ati_mm_read or ati_mm_write call.",
      "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/csaf/vex/2020/msrc_cve-2020-13800.json",
      "version": "1"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2020-13800\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"published\":\"2020-06-04T16:15:12.873\",\"lastModified\":\"2024-11-21T05:01:53.180\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"ati-vga in hw/display/ati.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger infinite recursion via a crafted mm_index value during an ati_mm_read or ati_mm_write call.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"ati-vga en el archivo hw/display/ati.c en QEMU versi\u00f3n 4.2.0, permite a usuarios invitados del Sistema Operativo desencadenar una recursividad infinita por medio de un valor mm_index dise\u00f1ado durante una llamada de ati_mm_read o ati_mm_write\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H\",\"baseScore\":6.0,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"HIGH\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"CHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.5,\"impactScore\":4.0}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C\",\"baseScore\":4.9,\"accessVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":6.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-674\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"B224F3C1-3F8B-4178-82B1-4264C1811A0C\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"7A5301BF-1402-4BE0-A0F8-69FBE79BC6D6\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"23A7C53F-B80F-4E6A-AFA9-58EEA84BE11D\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"902B8056-9E37-443B-8905-8AA93E2447FB\"}]}]},{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"B009C22E-30A4-4288-BCF6-C3E81DEAF45A\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://cve.openeuler.org/cve#/CVEInfo/CVE-2020-13800\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00825.html\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-09\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0001/\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/2\",\"source\":\"cve@mitre.org\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00086.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://cve.openeuler.org/cve#/CVEInfo/CVE-2020-13800\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Broken Link\"]},{\"url\":\"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2020-06/msg00825.html\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-09\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0001/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/06/04/2\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Mailing List\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}",
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Low",
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-28T11:52:14+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2020-13800",
      "id": "CVE-2020-13800",
      "initial_release_date": "2020-06-03T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "93",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "QEMU: ati-vga: infinite recursion in ati_mm_read/write calls may lead to DoS",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2020/cve-2020-13800.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-08-31T02:23:34Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2020-13800",
      "id": "CVE-2020-13800",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T03:58:16Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "394",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "749",
      "product_status:recommended": "1319",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2020-13800",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2020-13800.json",
      "version": "43"
    }
  }
}