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CVE-2014-3615 json

The VGA emulator in QEMU allows local guest users to read host memory by setting the display to a high resolution.

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-3579

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The VGA emulator in QEMU allows local guest users to read host memory by setting the display to a high resolution.

Patch / fix

  • qemu Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.1+dfsg-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3615

  • qemu Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.7

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3615

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  • qemu-kvm-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 5 10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.10
  • qemu-img-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 5 10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.10
  • libcacard-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 5 10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.10
  • qemu-kvm-tools-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 5 10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.10
  • libcacard-devel-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 5 10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.10
  • libcacard-tools-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 5 10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.10
  • qemu-kvm-common-rhev RHEL 7, openstack 5 10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.10
  • qemu-kvm RHEL 7 10:1.5.3-60.el7_0.10

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:1941RHSA-2014:1670RHSA-2014:1669

  • xen SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 4.2.5_21-27.1
  • kvm SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4 1.4.2-44.1
  • kvm SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS 1.4.2-46.1
  • qemu SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 2.0.2-48.19.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 4.4.1_10-9.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12-LTSS 4.4.4_04-22.22.2
  • xen SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 4.1.6_08-29.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2725-1SUSE-SU-2016:2533-1SUSE-SU-2016:2528-1SUSE-SU-2016:1785-1SUSE-SU-2016:1698-1SUSE-SU-2016:1560-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3615 updated cvss 2.9

Qemu: information leakage when guest sets high resolution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libcacard-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1669
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 qemu-img-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard-devel-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard-tools-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1941
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libcacard-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qemu-img 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-common 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libcacard-tools 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-guest-agent 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1669
  • Red Hat RHEV-H and VDSM for 7 Hosts qemu-img-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, qemu-kvm-tools-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard-devel-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, libcacard-tools-rhev 1.5.3-60.el7_0.10, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1670
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kvm Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 qemu-img, qemu-kvm, qemu-kvm-tools, qemu-guest-agent, qemu-guest-agent-win32 Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 qemu-kvm-rhev
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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