7.5
HIGH
CVE-2013-4542
QEMU Virtio SCSI Out-of-Bounds Array Access Vulnerability
Description

The virtio_scsi_load_request function in hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted savevm image, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2014, 9:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4542 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Qemu qemu
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4542 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2013-4542 qemu: virtio-scsi: buffer overrun on invalid state load The virtio_scsi_load_request function in hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted savevm image, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0674 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0743 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0744 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0888 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0927 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1268 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4542 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066382 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The virtio_scsi_load_request function in hw/scsi/scsi-bus.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted savevm image, which triggers an out-of-bounds array access. CVE-2013-4542 qemu: virtio-scsi: buffer overrun on invalid state load
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=3c3ce981423e0d6c18af82ee62f1850c2cda5976 [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3c3ce981423e0d6c18af82ee62f1850c2cda5976 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1066382 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4542 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0674 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0743 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1268 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0888 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0744 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0927 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.96 }} 0.00%

score

0.92840

percentile

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