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CVE-2014-0223


Integer overflow in the qcow_open function in block/qcow.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large image size, which triggers a buffer overflow or out-of-bounds read.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-0223 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from suse, 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

2014-11-04T21:55:25.237

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11.0 Yes
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

References

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 suse'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.