CVE-2023-3255

Medium

Description

A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages. A wrong exit condition may lead to an infinite loop when inflating an attacker controlled zlib buffer in the `inflate_buffer` function. This could allow a remote authenticated client who is able to send a clipboard to the VNC server to trigger a denial of service.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductQemu
PublishedSep 13, 2023
First seenSep 13, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-835CWE-835

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
qemu qemuv ≤ 8.0.3—
redhat enterprise_linux8.0, 9.0—
fedoraproject fedora38—

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CVE-2023-3255 · Qemu · Dark Radar