# CVE-2013-4149: Buffer overflow in virtio\_net\_load function in net/virtio-net.c in QEMU 1.3.0 through 1.7.x before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to exe

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-11-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in virtio_net_load function in net/virtio-net.c in QEMU 1.3.0 through 1.7.x before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large MAC table.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2014-07/msg00187.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0927.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133345.html
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=98f93ddd84800f207889491e0b5d851386b459cf

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