Buffer overflow in Qemu

CVE-2014-5263

vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Qemu — versions 1.6.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References