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CVE-2013-4540
Published:November 04, 2014
Updated:May 23, 2026
Buffer overflow in scoop_gpio_handler_update in QEMU before 1.7.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large (1) prev_level, (2) gpio_level, or (3) gpio_dir value in a savevm image.
Related Resources (8)
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2013-12/msg00394.html
http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=52f91c3723932f8340fe36c8ec8b18a757c37b2b
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-4540
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/qemu-stable/2014-07/msg00187.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4540
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133345.html
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
3.84