Description
Integer overflow in the virtio_net_handle_mac function in hw/net/virtio-net.c in QEMU 2.0 and earlier allows local guest users to execute arbitrary code via a MAC addresses table update request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.qemu/266768
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57878Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58191
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.qemu/266713Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2909
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2910
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2182-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078846
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.qemu/266768
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57878Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58191
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.qemu/266713Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2909
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2910
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2182-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078846
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 18, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified