Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Cirrus VGA emulator (hw/display/cirrus_vga.c) in QEMU before 2.2.0 allows local guest users to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to blit regions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-1320.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Qemu | Qemu | <= 2.1.2 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bf25983345ca44aec3dd92c57142be454
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3532a0db02296e687711b8cdc7791924
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154656.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2014-12/msg00508.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0349.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0624.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0643.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0795.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0867.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0868.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0891.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60364
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200892
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3087Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3088Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2014-8106?
CVE-2014-8106 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM). Heap-based buffer overflow in the Cirrus VGA emulator (hw/display/cirrus_vga.c) in QEMU before 2.2.0 allows local guest users to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to blit regions. NOTE: this ...
How severe is CVE-2014-8106?
CVE-2014-8106 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.6/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2014-8106?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu.