7.2
HIGH
CVE-2014-2894
QEMU SMART Off-by-One Buffer Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Off-by-one error in the cmd_smart function in the smart self test in hw/ide/core.c in QEMU before 2.0 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a SMART EXECUTE OFFLINE command that triggers a buffer underflow and memory corruption.

INFO

Published Date :

April 23, 2014, 3:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-2894 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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-2894 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-2014-2894 QEMU: out of bounds buffer accesses, guest triggerable via IDE SMART Off-by-one error in the cmd_smart function in the smart self test in hw/ide/core.c in QEMU before 2.0 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a SMART EXECUTE OFFLINE command that triggers a buffer underflow and memory corruption.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/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-2014:0704 [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/security/cve/CVE-2014-2894 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087971 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Off-by-one error in the cmd_smart function in the smart self test in hw/ide/core.c in QEMU before 2.0 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a SMART EXECUTE OFFLINE command that triggers a buffer underflow and memory corruption. CVE-2014-2894 QEMU: out of bounds buffer accesses, guest triggerable via IDE SMART
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087971 [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-2014:0888 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0744 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2894 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0704 [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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0704.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0743.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0744.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-2894 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-2894 weaknesses.

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

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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