The (1) BMDMA and (2) AHCI HBA interfaces in the IDE functionality in QEMU 1.0 through 2.1.3 have multiple interpretations of a function's return value, which allows guest OS users to cause a host OS denial of service (memory consumption or infinite loop, and system crash) via a PRDT with zero complete sectors, related to the bmdma_prepare_buf and ahci_dma_prepare_buf functions.
CVE-2014-9718 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from debian, from qemu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2015-04-21T16:59:00.077
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
3.9
6.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | 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 | 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 |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 1.7.1 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | qemu | qemu | 2.1.3 | Yes |
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