Qemu: block: missing input validation
Published Feb 11, 2020
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.01%
Description
QEMU before 2.0.0 block drivers for CLOOP, QCOW2 version 2 and various other image formats are vulnerable to potential memory corruptions, integer/buffer overflows or crash caused by missing input validations which could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 3.0
- 6.0
- 6.5
- 5
- 6.0
- 6.5
- 6.5
- 6.0
No data.
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0435
OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6
qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0434
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6
qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0421
RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6
rhev-hypervisor6-0:6.5-20140603.2.el6ev
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0674
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0420
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kvm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qemu-kvm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
qemu-kvm-rhev
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0435 |
| OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6 | qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0434 |
| RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6 | qemu-kvm-rhev-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0421 |
| RHEV 3.X Hypervisor and Agents for RHEL-6 | rhev-hypervisor6-0:6.5-20140603.2.el6ev | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0674 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0420 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kvm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qemu-kvm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | qemu-kvm-rhev | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.01% (0.01010) | 61.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.00% (0.01002) | 58.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 60.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01646) | 80.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.11% (0.02111) | 89.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.11% (0.02111) | 87.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.67% (0.07670) | 92.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 7.67% (0.07670) | 92.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 4, 2022 | 7.67% (0.07670) | 92.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.95% (0.11949) | 94.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.95% (0.11949) | 89.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=24342f2cae47d03911e346fe1e520b00dc2818e0 x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2d51c32c4b511db8bb9e58208f1e2c25e4c06c85 x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5dab2faddc8eaa1fb1abdbe2f502001fc13a1b21 x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63fa06dc978f3669dbfd9443b33cde9e2a7f4b41 x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d4b9e55fc625514a38d27cff4b9933f617fa7dc x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b103b36d6ef3b11827c203d3a793bf7da50ecd6 x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97f1c45c6f456572e5b504b8614e4a69e23b8e3a x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a1b3955c9415b1e767c130a2f59fee6aa28e575b x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ce48f2f441ca98885267af6fd636a7cb804ee646 x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d65f97a82c4ed48374a764c769d4ba1ea9724e97 x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f56b9bc3ae20fc93815b34aa022be919941406ce x_refsource_MISC
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0420.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0421.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0144 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079240 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0144
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0144
- https://www.vulnerabilitycenter.com/#%21vul=44767 x_refsource_MISC
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