Description
An integer underflow issue was found in the QEMU VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages in the extended format. A malicious client could use this flaw to make QEMU unresponsive by sending a specially crafted payload message, resulting in a denial of service.
Published: 2022-10-17
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-42588 An integer underflow issue was found in the QEMU VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages in the extended format. A malicious client could use this flaw to make QEMU unresponsive by sending a specially crafted payload message, resulting in a denial of service.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5772-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 14 May 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Fedoraproject Fedora
Qemu Qemu
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-14T20:12:28.401Z

Reserved: 2022-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-3165

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:00:10.847Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-17T16:15:22.263

Modified: 2025-05-14T21:15:52.767

Link: CVE-2022-3165

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-09-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-3165 - Bugzilla

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