Is CVE-2010-0309 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2010-0309 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2010-0309?

CVE-2010-0309 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2010-0309?

CVE-2010-0309 has an EPSS score of 2.72% (84th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2010-0309?

No published fix for CVE-2010-0309 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2010-0309

MEDIUMEPSS 84th pctl

6.8

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The pit_ioport_read function in the Programmable Interval Timer (PIT) emulation in i8254.c in KVM 83 does not properly use the pit_state data structure, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash or hang) by attempting to read the /dev/port file.

CWE-16

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

rhn.redhat.com

Vendor Advisory1

rhn.redhat.com

Other references11

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CVE-2009-2335	Medium	5.0	85%	-	Fix
CVE-2004-2687	High	9.3	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2006-3677	High	7.5	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2011-4404	Medium	5.0	60%	-	-
CVE-2006-0848	Medium	5.1	58%	-	-
CVE-2007-3898	Medium	6.4	52%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.