# CVE-2014-3672: The qemu implementation in libvirt before 1.3.0 and Xen allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host disk consumption) by

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-05-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The qemu implementation in libvirt before 1.3.0 and Xen allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host disk consumption) by writing to stdout or stderr.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-180.html
- https://libvirt.org/news-2015.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035945
- https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0d968ad715475a1660779bcdd2c5b38ad63db4cf
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/5

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