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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) prev_level, (2) gpio_level, or (3) gpio_dir value in a savevm image.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4540 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from qemu, from opensuse 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

2014-11-04T21:55:24.907

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

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	≤ 1.7.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.1.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.1.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.1.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.1.3	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.1.4	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.1.5	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.1.6	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.2.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.3.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.4.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.4.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.4.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.4.3	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.5.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.5.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.5.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.5.3	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.5.4	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.5.5	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.6.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.6.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.7.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.7.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.7.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.8.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.8.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.8.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.9.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.9.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.9.1-5	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.10.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.10.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.10.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.10.3	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.10.4	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.10.5	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.10.6	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.11.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.11.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.11.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.11.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.11.0-rc0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.11.0-rc1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.11.0-rc2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.11.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.12.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.12.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.12.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.12.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.12.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.12.3	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.12.4	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.12.5	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.13.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.13.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.13.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.14.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.14.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.14.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.14.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.14.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.15.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.15.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.15.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	0.15.2	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.0	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.0.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.4.1	Yes
Application	qemu	qemu	1.4.2	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	1.5.0	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
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes

References

http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52f91c3723932f8340fe36c8ec8b18a757c37b2b ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133345.html ([email protected])
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2013-12/msg00394.html ([email protected])
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2014-07/msg00187.html Patch ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html ([email protected])
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52f91c3723932f8340fe36c8ec8b18a757c37b2b (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133345.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2013-12/msg00394.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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html (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.