ip_reass in ip_input.c in libslirp 4.0.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow via a large packet because it mishandles a case involving the first fragment.
CVE-2019-14378
This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 6.5%, top 9% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 96.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 29, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (54)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00000.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00008.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00034.html
- cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154269/QEMU-Denial-Of-Service.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/01/2
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3179
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3403
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3494
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3742
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3787
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3968
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4344
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0366
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0775
- cve@mitrehttps://blog.bi0s.in/2019/08/24/Pwn/VM-Escape/2019-07-29-qemu-vm-escape-cve-2019-14378/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2019-14378(16)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2020:2342Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev bug fix update
- RHSA-2020:2126Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update
- RHSA-2020:2065Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-ma security update
- RHSA-2020:1216Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2020:0889Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: slirp4netns security update
- RHSA-2020:0775Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update
- RHSA-2020:0366Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2019:4344Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm-rhev security update
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Patch Availability(15)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | qemu-utils (1:2.5+dfsg-5ubuntu10.42) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | qemu-system-mips (2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.47) @ trusty | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-18.el7_6.11 | 2020-06-01 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-160.el7_6.6 | 2020-05-13 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-18.el7_6.6 | 2020-05-11 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-44.el7 | 2020-03-31 | redhat |
| redhat | slirp4netns-0:0.3.0-8.el7_7 | 2020-03-17 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-2:0.12.1.2-2.506.el6_10.6 | 2020-03-10 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-10:1.5.3-167.el7_7.4 | 2020-02-04 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-rhev-10:2.12.0-33.el7_7.4 | 2019-12-19 | redhat |
| redhat | qemu-kvm-ma-10:2.12.0-33.el7_7.1 | 2019-11-26 | redhat |
| redhat | virt-devel:8.1-8010020190927171011.cdc1202b | 2019-11-06 | redhat |
| redhat | container-tools:1.0-8010020190927091243.4985cc55 | 2019-11-05 | redhat |
| redhat | container-tools:rhel8-8010020190927090915.4985cc55 | 2019-11-05 | redhat |
| redhat | virt:rhel-8000020190828150510.f8e95b4e | 2019-09-12 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-05-27 16:47 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-27 16:47 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-27 16:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-47320First seen Aug 20, 2019
QEMU - Denial of Service
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