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CVE-2013-4540
Buffer overflow in scoop_gpio_handler_update in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1)…
High7.5EPSS 4.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
Buffer overflow in scoop_gpio_handler_update in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) prev_level, (2) gpio_level, or (3) gpio_dir value in a savevm image.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1281 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [Qemu-stable] 20140723 [ANNOUNCE] QEMU 1.7.2 Stable released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1279 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [Qemu-devel] 20131213 [PATCH 00/23] qemu state loading issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-6288 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52f91c3723932f8340fe36c8ec8b18a757c37b2b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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