CVE-2014-0145

7.8 · HIGH

Published Aug 10, 2017 qemu CWE-119 EPSS 0.51% (41th pctl) CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2014-0145 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting qemu qemu. It was published on August 10, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Multiple buffer overflows in QEMU before 1.7.2 and 2.x before 2.0.0, allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) L1 table in the qcow2_snapshot_load_tmp in the QCOW 2 block driver (block/qcow2-snapshot.c) or (2) uncompressed chunk, (3) chunk length, or (4) number of sectors in the DMG block driver (block/dmg.c).

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from qemu. Update qemu to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
qemu	qemu	0	Affected

References

Ref git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c05e4667be91b46ab42b5a11babf8e84d476cc6b Ref git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f0dce23475b5af5da6b17b97c1765271307734b6 Ref git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=c165f7758009a4f793c1fc19ebb69cf55313450b Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0420.html Ref rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0421.html Ref www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3044 Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/8 Ref bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078885 Ref lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-03/msg04994.html Ref git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c05e4667be91b46ab42b5a11babf8e84d476cc6b

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-0145?

CVE-2014-0145 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting qemu qemu. It was published on August 10, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-0145?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-0145?

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