CVE-2014-0223

Qemu: qcow1: validate image size to avoid out-of-bounds memory access

Published Nov 4, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer overflow in the qcow_open function in block/qcow.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large image size, which triggers a buffer overflow or out-of-bounds read.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3044-1 qemu-kvm security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3045-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0266 Integer overflow in the qcow_open function in block/qcow.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large image size, which triggers a buffer overflow or out-of-bounds read.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2342-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:05 AM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 4, 2014, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 12, 2014, 12:00 AM