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title: "CVE-2013-4538\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-4538

Publication date 20 February 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the ssd0323\_load function in
hw/display/ssd0323.c in QEMU before 1.7.2 allow remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code
via crafted (1) cmd\_len, (2) row, or (3) col values; (4) row\_start and
row\_end values; or (5) col\_star and col\_end values in a savevm image.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qemu | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.3 |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| qemu-kvm | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.17 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 0.12.3+noroms-0ubuntu9.24 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4538?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| qemu | * Upstream:   <http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=ead7a57df37d2187813a121308213f41591bd811> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4538)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4538)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-4538)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4538)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2342-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2342-1)
+ QEMU vulnerabilities
+ 8 September 2014

### Other references

* <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2013-12/msg00394.html>
* <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2013-12/msg00410.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4538>