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CVE-2020-11869

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA...

3.3 LowFix available

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA emulation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati-2d.c 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
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.40%Down 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA emulation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati-2d.c 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-2020-11869
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA emulation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati-2d.c 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-2020-11869
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4209 No score

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA emulation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati-2d.c 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-2020-4209
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v28g-xr7w-fvp4 No score

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA...

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA emulation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati-2d.c 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-v28g-xr7w-fvp4
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2020-11869 3.3

CVE-2020-11869 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2020-11869
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 3.3

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA emulation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati-2d.c 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-2020-11869
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-11869 3.3

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA emulation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati-2d.c 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-2020-11869
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11869 3.3

An integer overflow was found in QEMU 4.0.1 through 4.2.0 in the way it implemented ATI VGA emulation. This flaw occurs in the ati_2d_blt() routine in hw/display/ati-2d.c 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-2020-11869
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1 No score

qemu-6.1.0-32.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the qemu-6.1.0-32.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11287-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4372-1 No score

qemu vulnerabilities

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled bochs-display devices. A local attacker in a guest could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-15034)

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory during certain VNC operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause QEMU to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-20382)

It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly generated QEMU Pointer Authentication signatures on ARM. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass PAuth. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2020-10702)

Ziming Zhang discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled ATI VGA emulation. A local attacker in a guest could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-11869)

Aviv Sasson discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled Slirp networking. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QEMU to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2020-1983)

Record
USN-4372-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
qemu
Debian:12
before 1:5.0-1
1:5.0-1
qemu
Debian:13
before 1:5.0-1
1:5.0-1
qemu
Debian:14
before 1:5.0-1
1:5.0-1
qemu
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
before 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.1, plus listed versions
1:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu91:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu101:4.2-1ubuntu11:4.2-1ubuntu21:4.2-3ubuntu1
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1:4.2-3ubuntu21:4.2-3ubuntu31:4.2-3ubuntu41:4.2-3ubuntu51:4.2-3ubuntu6
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.1
qemu
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.44, plus listed versions
1:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu91:2.3+dfsg-5ubuntu101:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu11:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu21:2.4+dfsg-4ubuntu3
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1:2.4+dfsg-5ubuntu31:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu21:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu31:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu41:2.5+dfsg-1ubuntu51:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu11:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu21:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu41:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu61:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu71:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu101:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.11:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.21:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.31:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.41:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.51:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.61:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.71:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.81:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.91:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.101:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.111:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.131:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.141:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.151:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.161:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.201:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.211:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.221:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.241:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.251:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.261:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.281:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.291:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.301:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.311:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.321:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.331:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.341:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.351:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.361:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.371:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.381:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.391:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.40
1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.44
qemu
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.26, plus listed versions
1:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu31:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu41:2.10+dfsg-0ubuntu51:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu11:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu2
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1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu41:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu51:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu61:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu71:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.11:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.21:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.31:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.41:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.51:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.61:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.71:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.81:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.91:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.101:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.121:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.131:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.141:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.151:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.171:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.181:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.191:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.201:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.211:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.221:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.231:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.25
1:2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu7.26
qemu
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1:4.2-3ubuntu6.1, plus listed versions
1:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu91:4.0+dfsg-0ubuntu101:4.2-1ubuntu11:4.2-1ubuntu21:4.2-3ubuntu1
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1:4.2-3ubuntu21:4.2-3ubuntu31:4.2-3ubuntu41:4.2-3ubuntu51:4.2-3ubuntu6
1:4.2-3ubuntu6.1
qemu
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 135 CVEs
before 6.1.0-32.1
6.1.0-32.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-11869 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Qemu, published April 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in qemu 1:5.0-1.

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