CVE-2014-3461 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on QEMU hosts via crafted savevm data triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3461?
CVE-2014-3461 is a medium-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
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."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3461?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qemu Qemu.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3461?
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-2014-3461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3461, GHSA-9mpf-qr4j-4fp9, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3461.