CVE-2014-5263

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    CVE-2014-5263

    Published: 26 Aug 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

    References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/04/1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126543, http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3afca1d6d413592c2b78cf28f52fa24a586d8f56, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/1

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High