How severe is CVE-2020-13800?

CVE-2020-13800 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.0, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2020-13800 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (38th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2020-13800?

CVE-2020-13800 primarily affects Qemu. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13800?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2020-13800 published?

CVE-2020-13800 was published on 2020-06-04 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2020-13800

CVE-2020-13800 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-674.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 6.0)
CVSS v2: 4.9
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (38th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-674
Affected product: Qemu
Published: 2020-06-04
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13800?: 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.
How severe is CVE-2020-13800?: CVE-2020-13800 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.0, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires high privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2020-13800 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (38th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2020-13800?: CVE-2020-13800 primarily affects Qemu. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13800?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
When was CVE-2020-13800 published?: CVE-2020-13800 was published on 2020-06-04 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (5)

cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

More vulnerabilities in Qemu

CVE-2022-36648 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): The hardware emulation in the of_dpa_cmd_add_l2_flood of rocker device model in QEMU, as used in 7.0.0 and earlier,…
CVE-2017-16845 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): hw/input/ps2.c in Qemu does not validate 'rptr' and 'count' values during guest migration, leading to out-of-bounds…
CVE-2015-8556 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Gentoo QEMU package before 2.5.0-r1.
CVE-2009-3616 — Critical (CVSS 9.9): Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in vnc.c in the VNC server in QEMU 0.10.6 and earlier might allow guest OS…
CVE-2019-12929 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): The QMP guest_exec command in QEMU 4.0.0 and earlier is prone to OS command injection, which allows the attacker to…
CVE-2019-12928 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): The QMP migrate command in QEMU version 4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to OS command injection, which allows the…

All CVEs affecting Qemu →

Other CWE-674 (Uncontrolled Recursion) vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-43185 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix signededness bug in…
CVE-2023-51803 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): LinuxServer.io Heimdall before 2.5.7 does not prevent use of icons that have non-image data such as the "<?php ?>"…
CVE-2021-41752 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): Stack overflow vulnerability in Jerryscript before commit e1ce7dd7271288be8c0c8136eea9107df73a8ce2 on Oct 20, 2021 due…
CVE-2018-1000618 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): EOSIO/eos eos version after commit f1545dd0ae2b77580c2236fdb70ae7138d2c7168 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in…
CVE-2025-10728 — Critical (CVSS 9.4): When the module renders a Svg file that contains a <pattern> element, it might end up rendering it recursively leading…
CVE-2026-40324 — Critical (CVSS 9.1): Hot Chocolate is an open-source GraphQL server. Prior to versions 12.22.7, 13.9.16, 14.3.1, and 15.1.14, Hot…

Browse all CWE-674 (Uncontrolled Recursion) vulnerabilities →