CVE-2014-3461 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Qemu

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-190 — Integer Overflow or WraparoundCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow9 documents7 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.5
EPSS
3.3%
top 12.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
QemuDebian Qemu
Timeline
PublishedNov 4
Latest updateMay 17

Description

hw/usb/bus.c in QEMU 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted savevm data, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to "USB post load checks."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/qemu< qemu 2.1+dfsg-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianqemu/qemu< 2.1+dfsg-1+3
▶Ubuntuqemu/qemu< 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.3
▶NVDqemu/qemu1.6.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-9mpf-qr4j-4fp9: hw/usb/bus↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2014-3461: hw/usb/bus↗2014-11-04
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OSV
qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities↗2014-09-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
QEMU vulnerabilities↗2014-09-08
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Red Hat
Qemu: usb: fix up post load checks↗2014-05-12
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Debian
CVE-2014-3461: qemu - hw/usb/bus.c in QEMU 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...↗2014
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3461 Qemu: usb: fix up post load checks [fedora-all]↗2014-05-13
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3461 Qemu: usb: fix up post load checks↗2014-05-12
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