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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-0144 · published 29 September 2022

CVE-2014-0144: Qemu improper input validation vulnerability

Qemu · Qemu

QEMU before 2.0.0 block drivers for CLOOP, QCOW2 version 2 and various other image formats are vulnerable to potential memory corruptions, integer/buffer overflows or crash caused by missing input validations which could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.

8.6 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.0% · top 38.3% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
8.6CVSS 3.1 base score
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
9Affected product versions listed by NVD
30References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

QEMU before 2.0.0 block drivers for CLOOP, QCOW2 version 2 and various other image formats are vulnerable to potential memory corruptions, integer/buffer overflows or crash caused by missing input validations which could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

9 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=24342f2cae47d03911e346fe1e520b00dc2818e0
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2d51c32c4b511db8bb9e58208f1e2c25e4c06c85
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5dab2faddc8eaa1fb1abdbe2f502001fc13a1b21
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63fa06dc978f3669dbfd9443b33cde9e2a7f4b41
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d4b9e55fc625514a38d27cff4b9933f617fa7dc
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b103b36d6ef3b11827c203d3a793bf7da50ecd6
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97f1c45c6f456572e5b504b8614e4a69e23b8e3a
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a1b3955c9415b1e767c130a2f59fee6aa28e575b
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ce48f2f441ca98885267af6fd636a7cb804ee646
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d65f97a82c4ed48374a764c769d4ba1ea9724e97
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f56b9bc3ae20fc93815b34aa022be919941406ce
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0420.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0421.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079240 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.vulnerabilitycenter.com/#%21vul=44767
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=24342f2cae47d03911e346fe1e520b00dc2818e0
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2d51c32c4b511db8bb9e58208f1e2c25e4c06c85
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5dab2faddc8eaa1fb1abdbe2f502001fc13a1b21
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63fa06dc978f3669dbfd9443b33cde9e2a7f4b41
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d4b9e55fc625514a38d27cff4b9933f617fa7dc
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b103b36d6ef3b11827c203d3a793bf7da50ecd6
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97f1c45c6f456572e5b504b8614e4a69e23b8e3a
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a1b3955c9415b1e767c130a2f59fee6aa28e575b
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ce48f2f441ca98885267af6fd636a7cb804ee646
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d65f97a82c4ed48374a764c769d4ba1ea9724e97
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f56b9bc3ae20fc93815b34aa022be919941406ce
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0420.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0421.html Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1079240 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.vulnerabilitycenter.com/#%21vul=44767

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-0144), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.