CVE-2013-4149 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a large MAC table in QEMU's virtio-net implementation, affecting virtualization hosts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4149?
CVE-2013-4149 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 4 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in virtio_net_load function in net/virtio-net.c in QEMU 1.3.0 through 1.7.x before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large MAC table.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4149?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qemu Qemu.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4149?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-4149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4149, GHSA-jrjq-vp8r-94w4, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4149.