CVE-2014-0146

Description

The qcow2_open function in the (block/qcow2.c) in QEMU before 1.7.2 and 2.x before 2.0.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted image which causes an error, related to the initialization of the snapshot_offset and nb_snapshots fields.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=11b128f4062dd7f89b14abc8877ff20d41b28be9
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0420.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0421.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078232 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3044 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/8 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-0146?
CVE-2014-0146 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-0146?
To fix CVE-2014-0146, 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-2014-0146 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-0146 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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