CVE-2013-4542

Description

The virtio_scsi_load_request function in hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted savevm image, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.10% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0743.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2014-07/msg00187.html mailing list patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0744.html patch vendor advisory
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3c3ce981423e0d6c18af82ee62f1850c2cda5976
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133345.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4542?
CVE-2013-4542 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4542?
To fix CVE-2013-4542, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4542 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4542 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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