CVE-2014-0144 describes a critical vulnerability in QEMU versions prior to 2.0.0, affecting its block drivers for formats like CLOOP and QCOW2. This flaw, stemming from missing input validations, can lead to memory corruptions, integer/buffer overflows, or crashes. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (High), it allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host with QEMU process privileges, requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_openstack_platform:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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