CVE-2014-7840
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CVE-2014-7840
The host_from_stream_offset function in arch_init.c in QEMU, when loading RAM during migration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) offset or (2) length value in savevm data.
Exploit probability
4.1%
Published
December 12, 2014
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2014-7840
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The host_from_stream_offset function in arch_init.c in QEMU, when loading RAM during migration, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) offset or (2) length value in savevm data.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0be839a2701369f669532ea5884c15bead1c6e08
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0349.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0624.html
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.qemu/306117
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163075
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99194