CVE-2020-14415

QEMU: division by zero in oss_write() in audio/ossaudio.c

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Published Aug 27, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

oss_write in audio/ossaudio.c in QEMU before 5.0.0 mishandles a buffer position.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-6554	oss_write in audio/ossaudio.c in QEMU before 5.0.0 mishandles a buffer position.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4467-1	QEMU vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.453% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7a4ede0047a8613b0e3b72c9d351038f013dd357
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14415
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4467-1/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14415

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Qemu Qemu

Weaknesses

CWE-369

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:46 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 27, 2020, 3:31 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 12:46 PM
Reserved: Jun 18, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:54 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 27, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:54 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jan 20, 2020, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Jan 20, 2020, 12:00 AM

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