CVE-2014-0222
Qemu: qcow1: validate L2 table size to avoid integer overflows
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · May 12, 2014
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
An integer overflow flaw was found in the QEMU block driver for QCOW version 1 disk images. A user able to alter the QEMU disk image files loaded by a guest could use this flaw to corrupt QEMU process memory on the host, which could potentially result in arbitrary code execution on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound