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CVE-2013-4150

The virtio_net_load function in hw/net/virtio-net.c in QEMU 1.5.0 through 1.7.x before 1.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors in which the value of curr_queues is greater than max_queues, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4150 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from qemu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-11-04T21:55:24.127

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:56:42.683

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	qemu	qemu	1.5.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.5.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.5.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.5.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.5.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.5.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.5.3	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.6.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.6.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.6.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.6.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.6.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.6.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.7.1	Yes

References

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eea750a5623ddac7a61982eec8f1c93481857578 ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133345.html ([email protected])
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2014-07/msg00187.html Patch ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0927.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eea750a5623ddac7a61982eec8f1c93481857578 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133345.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2014-07/msg00187.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0927.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qemu's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.