SB2014052106 - Heap-based buffer overflow in qemu (Alpine package)
Published: May 21, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014052106
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0150)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer overflow in the virtio_net_handle_mac function in hw/net/virtio-net.c in QEMU 2.0 and earlier. A remote attacker can use a MAC addresses table update request to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8cedb270f0092677dc5f897a4632323d12c81787
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=08c5417483e25988b771fb7d402395daef871ff1
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ab3373000238110fe69262dddf098d56b12cc303
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c7c3fd909523c11953f289395344e53ced51d807