Fabrice Bellard QEMU memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Fabrice Bellard QEMU. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0144. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Fabrice Bellard QEMU (Virtualization Software) (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/26/2014 by Kevin Wolf with Red Hat as [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.0 00/47] block: image format input validation as confirmed posting (Mailing List). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.gnu.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0144 since 12/03/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73656 (CentOS 6 : qemu-kvm (CESA-2014:0420)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166916 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for kvm (SUSE-SU-2014:0623-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at lists.gnu.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92145), Tenable (73656), SecurityFocus (BID 66483†), Secunia (SA57878†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44767†). The entries VDB-8570, VDB-12734, VDB-12735 and VDB-12736 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73656
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : qemu-kvm (CESA-2014:0420)
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OpenVAS ID: 881925
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for qemu-guest-agent CESA-2014:0420 centos6
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Patch: lists.gnu.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: bellard.org

Advisory: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.0 00/47] block: image format input validation
Researcher: Kevin Wolf
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-0144 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0144
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12739

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X-Force: 92145 - QEMU multiple functions buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 66483 - QEMU CVE-2014-0144 Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 57878
Vulnerability Center: 44767 - QEMU <2.0 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2014 14:35
Updated: 06/16/2021 13:15
Changes: 04/01/2014 14:35 (44), 05/29/2017 10:36 (27), 06/16/2021 13:09 (2), 06/16/2021 13:15 (1)
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