CVE-2008-5714 Information disclosure in n/a
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5714 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-5714 is a high-severity 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Qemu Qemu. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5714/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5714/index.md)
An off-by-one error in Qemu's VNC implementation limits password length, making remote password guessing easier for attackers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-5714?
CVE-2008-5714 is a high-severity 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
Off-by-one error in monitor.c in Qemu 0.9.1 might make it easier for remote attackers to guess the VNC password, which is limited to seven characters where eight was intended.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5714?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qemu Qemu.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5714?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2008-5714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qemu Qemu
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5714, GHSA-w8j8-f63m-pcx8.