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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=11b128f4062dd7f89b14abc8877ff20d41b28be9
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0420.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0421.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3044
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078232Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=11b128f4062dd7f89b14abc8877ff20d41b28be9
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0420.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0421.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3044
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/26/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078232Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 10, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified