# CVE-2014-0182: Heap-based buffer overflow in the virtio\_load function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute ar

- 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

Heap-based buffer overflow in the virtio_load function in hw/virtio/virtio.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted config length in a savevm image.

## What to do

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0743.html
- http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2014-07/msg00187.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0744.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133345.html
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a890a2f9137ac3cf5b607649e66a6f3a5512d8dc

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