CVE-2017-15124
Description
VNC server implementation in Quick Emulator (QEMU) 2.11.0 and older was found to be vulnerable to an unbounded memory allocation issue, as it did not throttle the framebuffer updates sent to its client. If the client did not consume these updates, VNC server allocates growing memory to hold onto this data. A malicious remote VNC client could use this flaw to cause DoS to the server host.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:2.12~rc3+dfsg-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.