5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-0142
QEMU Divide-by-Zero Denial of Service
Description

QEMU, possibly before 2.0.0, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a zero value in the (1) tracks field to the seek_to_sector function in block/parallels.c or (2) extent_size field in the bochs function in block/bochs.c.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 10, 2017, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-0142 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-2014-0142 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-2014-0142 qemu: crash by possible division by zero QEMU, possibly before 2.0.0, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a zero value in the (1) tracks field to the seek_to_sector function in block/parallels.c or (2) extent_size field in the bochs function in block/bochs.c.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0420 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0421 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0434 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0435 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0674 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0142 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description QEMU, possibly before 2.0.0, allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a zero value in the (1) tracks field to the seek_to_sector function in block/parallels.c or (2) extent_size field in the bochs function in block/bochs.c. CVE-2014-0142 qemu: crash by possible division by zero
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Removed Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=8e53abbc20d08ae3ec30c2054e1161314ad9501d [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=9302e863aa8baa5d932fc078967050c055fa1a7f [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9302e863aa8baa5d932fc078967050c055fa1a7f [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0420 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0674 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0421 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0435 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0434 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8e53abbc20d08ae3ec30c2054e1161314ad9501d [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0142 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3044 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0420.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0420.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0421.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0421.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078201 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1078201 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=9302e863aa8baa5d932fc078967050c055fa1a7f No Types Assigned http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=9302e863aa8baa5d932fc078967050c055fa1a7f Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=8e53abbc20d08ae3ec30c2054e1161314ad9501d No Types Assigned http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=8e53abbc20d08ae3ec30c2054e1161314ad9501d Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-369
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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