Buffer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2013-4527

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Buffer overflow in QEMU - CVE-2013-4527

Published: November 4, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41165
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4527
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: QEMU
Affected software:
QEMU

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Buffer overflow in hw/timer/hpet.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the number of timers.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-4527

Install update from vendor's website.

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