#VU78946 Infinite loop in QEMU - CVE-2023-3255

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#VU78946 Infinite loop in QEMU - CVE-2023-3255

Published: August 4, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78946
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3255
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
QEMU
Software vendor:
QEMU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the vnc_client_cut_text_ext function in ui/vnc-clipboard.c. A remote authenticated client who is able to send a clipboard to the QEMU built-in VNC server can perform a denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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