CVE-2013-4532: Buffer Overflow
First published: Thu Jan 02 2020(Updated: )
Qemu 1.1.2+dfsg to 2.1+dfsg suffers from a buffer overrun which could potentially result in arbitrary code execution on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/qemu | 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u3 1:5.2+dfsg-11+deb11u2 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u6 1:8.2.4+ds-1 1:9.0.2+ds-2 | |
| QEMU KVM | >=1.1.2\+dfsg<=2.1\+dfsg | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =10.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =8.0 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =9.0 | |
| Debian GNU/Linux | =10.0 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4532
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2342-1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4532
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=739589
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4532
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4532
- https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/2e1198672759eda6e122ff38fcf6df06f27e0fe2
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2013-4532?
CVE-2013-4532 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow arbitrary code execution on the host system.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4532?
To fix CVE-2013-4532, update QEMU to a version greater than 2.1+dfsg or apply the relevant patches provided by your distribution.
What systems are affected by CVE-2013-4532?
CVE-2013-4532 affects various versions of QEMU from 1.1.2+dfsg to 2.1+dfsg across multiple Linux distributions including Debian and Ubuntu.
What can happen if CVE-2013-4532 is exploited?
If exploited, CVE-2013-4532 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the QEMU process, potentially compromising the host system.
Is CVE-2013-4532 being actively exploited?
There have been reports indicating that vulnerabilities like CVE-2013-4532 are often targeted, so it is critical to apply updates promptly.
- agent/type
- agent/remedy
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/references
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/weakness
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- package-manager/debian
- vendor/qemu
- canonical/qemu kvm
- version/qemu kvm/1.1.2\+dfsg
- version/qemu kvm/2.1\+dfsg
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/ubuntu linux
- version/ubuntu linux/10.04
- version/ubuntu linux/12.04
- version/ubuntu linux/14.04
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian gnu/linux
- version/debian gnu/linux/8.0
- version/debian gnu/linux/9.0
- version/debian gnu/linux/10.0