CVE-2022-3165 (GCVE-0-2022-3165)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-17 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-14 20:12
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Summary
An integer underflow issue was found in the QEMU VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages in the extended format. A malicious client could use this flaw to make QEMU unresponsive by sending a specially crafted payload message, resulting in a denial of service.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a QEMU Affected: Affected 6.1.0 and later. Will be fixed in 7.2.0-rc0.
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