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CVE-2021-20255

Published: 2021-03-09T20:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
A stack overflow via an infinite recursion vulnerability was found in the eepro100 i8255x device emulator of QEMU. This issue occurs while processing controller commands due to a DMA reentry issue. This flaw allows a guest user or process to consume CPU cycles or crash the QEMU process on the host, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt