CVE-2013-4544
CVE-2013-4544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-20.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.9)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (49th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-20
- Affected product: Qemu
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU 2.0.0-rc0, 1.7.1, and earlier allows local guest users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) RX or (2) TX queue numbers or (3) interrupt indices. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4544?
- hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU 2.0.0-rc0, 1.7.1, and earlier allows local guest users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to (1) RX or (2) TX queue numbers or (3) interrupt indices. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- How severe is CVE-2013-4544?
- CVE-2013-4544 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2013-4544 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (49th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2013-4544?
- CVE-2013-4544 primarily affects Qemu. In total, 33 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2013-4544?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2013-4544 published?
- CVE-2013-4544 was published on 2014-05-08 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c99afc779c2c78718a565ad8c5e98de7c2c7484
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c6c0478996e8f77374e69b6df68655b0b4ba689
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9878d173f574df74bde0ff50b2f81009fbee81bb
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f12d048a523780dbda702027d4a91b62af1a08d7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58191
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.qemu/265562
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2182-1
- http://www.osvdb.org/106013
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1087513
Affected products (33)
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:2.0.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*
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