CVE-2019-20808
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in...
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in the ati_cursor_define() routine while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could abuse this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in the ati_cursor_define() routine while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could abuse this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2019-20808- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in the ati_cursor_define() routine while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could abuse this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2019-20808- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-11345 No score
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in the ati_cursor_define() routine while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could abuse this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2019-11345- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8fx-hg9x-79mx No score
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in...
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in the ati_cursor_define() routine while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could abuse this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-p8fx-hg9x-79mx- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2019-20808
6.5
CVE-2019-20808 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2019-20808- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in the ati_cursor_define() routine while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could abuse this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2019-20808- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-20808
6.5
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in the ati_cursor_define() routine while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could abuse this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20808- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1072
6.7
qemu security update
QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator using dynamic translation to achieve good emulation speed.
Security Fix(es):
hw/pci/msix.c in QEMU 4.2.0 allows guest OS users to trigger an out-of-bounds access via a crafted address in an msi-x mmio operation.(CVE-2020-13754)
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in the ati_cursor_define() routine while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could abuse this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service.(CVE-2019-20808)
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in QEMU through 5.0.0 in the SDHCI device emulation support. It could occur while doing a multi block SDMA transfer via the sdhci_sdma_transfer_multi_blocks() routine in hw/sd/sdhci.c. A guest user or process could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service condition, or potentially execute arbitrary code with privileges of the QEMU process on the host.(CVE-2020-17380)
- Record
OESA-2021-1072- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-20808
6.5
In QEMU 4.1.0, an out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the ATI VGA implementation. It occurs in the ati_cursor_define() routine while handling MMIO write operations through the ati_mm_write() callback. A malicious guest could abuse this flaw to crash the QEMU process, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20808- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
qemuDebian:12 |
before 1:4.2-1 | 1:4.2-1 |
qemuDebian:13 |
before 1:4.2-1 | 1:4.2-1 |
qemuDebian:14 |
before 1:4.2-1 | 1:4.2-1 |
qemuopenEuler:20.03-LTS From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 4.1.0-35.oe1 | 4.1.0-35.oe1 |
qemuopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 4.1.0-35.oe1 | 4.1.0-35.oe1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-20808 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Qemu, published December 31, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. Fixed in qemu 1:4.2-1.
References
git.qemu.org?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aab0e2a661b2b6bf7915c0aefe807fb60d6d9d13
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1841136
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210205-0003
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20808
git.qemu.org?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=aab0e2a661b2b6bf7915c0aefe807fb60d6d9d13
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p8fx-hg9x-79mx
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docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2019-20808
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20808
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1072
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13754
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17380
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20808
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20808