CVE-2008-2382 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the VNC server protocol handler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-2382?
CVE-2008-2382 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qemu Qemu, published on 24 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2382?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Kvm Qumranet Kvm, Qemu Qemu.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2382?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-2382 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2382 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2382, GHSA-gr5p-5pp4-jfr7.