CVE-2014-5263
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the...
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.8
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-5263- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-5263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-5156 No score
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2014-5156- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qxm2-g26p-5vjg No score
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the...
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-qxm2-g26p-5vjg- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2014-5263
6.8
CVE-2014-5263 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2014-5263- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-5263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-5263 No score
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0467 No score
Updated qemu packages fix security vulnerabilities
The Advanced Threat Research team at Intel Security reported that guest provided parameter were insufficiently validated in rectangle functions in the vmware-vga driver. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to write into qemu address space on the host, potentially escalating their privileges to those of the qemu host process (CVE-2014-3689).
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled USB xHCI controller live migration. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-5263).
James Spadaro of Cisco reported insufficiently sanitized bits_per_pixel from the client in the QEMU VNC display driver. An attacker having access to the guest's VNC console could use this flaw to crash the guest (CVE-2014-7815).
Additionally, the qemu update in MGASA-2014-0426 did not have USB redirection support because Qemu 1.6.2 requires an updated libusbredirparser library. This update has been built against the updated usbredirparser library.
- Record
MGASA-2014-0467- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-5263 No score
vmstate_xhci_event in hw/usb/hcd-xhci.c in QEMU 1.6.0 does not terminate the list with the VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST macro, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access, infinite loop, and memory corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5263- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2409-1 No score
qemu, qemu-kvm vulnerabilities
Laszlo Ersek discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory in the vga device. A malicious guest could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary host memory. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-3615)
Xavier Mehrenberger and Stephane Duverger discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain udp packets when using guest networking. A malicious guest could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3640)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled parameter validation in the vmware_vga device. A malicious guest could possibly use this issue to write into memory of the host, leading to privilege escalation. (CVE-2014-3689)
It was discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled USB xHCI controller live migration. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-5263)
Michael S. Tsirkin discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled memory in the ACPI PCI hotplug interface. A malicious guest could possibly use this issue to access memory of the host, leading to information disclosure or privilege escalation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-5388)
James Spadaro discovered that QEMU incorrectly handled certain VNC bytes_per_pixel values. An attacker having access to a VNC console could possibly use this issue to cause a guest to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-7815)
- Record
USN-2409-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
qemuDebian:12 |
before 2.1+dfsg-1 | 2.1+dfsg-1 |
qemuDebian:13 |
before 2.1+dfsg-1 | 2.1+dfsg-1 |
qemuDebian:14 |
before 2.1+dfsg-1 | 2.1+dfsg-1 |
qemuMageia:4 |
before 1.6.2-1.5.mga4 | 1.6.2-1.5.mga4 |
usbredirMageia:4 |
before 0.6-1.mga4 | 0.6-1.mga4 |
qemuUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7, plus listed versions 1.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu51.5.0+dfsg-3ubuntu61.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu11.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu21.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu3 Show 27 moreShow less1.6.0+dfsg-2ubuntu41.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu11.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu21.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu31.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu41.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu51.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu71.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu81.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu91.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu1~ppa11.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu11.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu21.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu31.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu41.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu51.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu61.7.0+dfsg-3ubuntu72.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu12.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu22.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu32.0.0~rc1+dfsg-0ubuntu3.12.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu12.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.12.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.22.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.32.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.52.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.6 |
2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5263 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Qemu, published August 26, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in qemu 2.1+dfsg-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/04/1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1126543
git.qemu.org?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3afca1d6d413592c2b78cf28f52fa24a586d8f56
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/1
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2409-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5263
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git.qemu.org?p=qemu.git;a=commitdiff;h=3afca1d6d413592c2b78cf28f52fa24a586d8f56
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qxm2-g26p-5vjg
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2014-5263
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5263
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0467.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14434
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0426.html
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3066
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2409-1
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/143312.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5263
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/285
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2409-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5263
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3615
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3640
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3689
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-5388
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7815