What is CVE-2013-4536?

CVE-2013-4536 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2013-4536?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2013-4536 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Qemu

CVE-2013-4536

An user able to alter the savevm data (either on the disk or over the wire during migration) could use this flaw to to corrupt QEMU process memory on the (destination) host, which could potentially result in arbitrary code execution on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (22.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Qemu
N/a Qemu — versions qemu-kvm 1.5.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4536?: CVE-2013-4536 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2013-4536?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-4536 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.