CVE - CVE-2013-2016

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-2016	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A flaw was found in the way qemu v1.3.0 and later (virtio-rng) validates addresses when guest accesses the config space of a virtio device. If the virtio device has zero/small sized config space, such as virtio-rng, a privileged guest user could use this flaw to access the matching host's qemu address space and thus increase their privileges on the host.
References
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MISC:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00002.html URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00002.html MISC:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/5 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/5 MISC:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/6 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/6 MISC:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59541 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59541 MISC:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-2016 URL:https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-2016 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-2016 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-2016 MISC:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83850 URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83850 MISC:https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/5f5a1318653c08e435cfa52f60b6a712815b659d URL:https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/5f5a1318653c08e435cfa52f60b6a712815b659d MISC:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2016 URL:https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2016
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20130219	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20130219)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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