CVE-2008-2382

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-12-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The protocol_client_msg function in vnc.c in the VNC server in (1) Qemu 0.9.1 and earlier and (2) KVM kvm-79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain message.

Affected products

Kvm Qumranet Kvm: through 79; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (+72)
QEMU: through 0.9.1; 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5 (+22)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33293
http://secunia.com/advisories/33303
http://secunia.com/advisories/33350
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
http://secunia.com/advisories/35062
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4803
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021488
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021489
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vnc-remote-dos

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