CVE-2014-0223 Integer overflow in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code in QEMU via integer overflow in qcow image handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0223?
CVE-2014-0223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 4 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0223?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Qemu Qemu, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0223?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-0223 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0223 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0223, GHSA-234q-mv7h-px9x, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0223.