QEMU up to 0.10.6 vnc.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in QEMU and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file vnc.c. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2009-3616. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in QEMU (Virtualization Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the file vnc.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in vnc.c in the VNC server in QEMU 0.10.6 and earlier might allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by establishing a connection from a VNC client and then (1) disconnecting during data transfer, (2) sending a message using incorrect integer data types, or (3) using the Fuzzy Screen Mode protocol, related to double free vulnerabilities.

The weakness was released 10/23/2009 by Enrico Scholz as Bug 508567 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3616. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42865 (openSUSE Security Update : kvm (kvm-1545)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53962), Tenable (42865), SecurityFocus (BID 36716†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24160†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 42865
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : kvm (kvm-1545)
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OpenVAS ID: 900105
OpenVAS Name: QEMU VNC Server Denial of Service Vulnerability (Linux)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: qemu.org

Advisory: Bug 508567
Researcher: Enrico Scholz
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50586
X-Force: 53962
SecurityFocus: 36716 - QEMU VNC Client Disconnect Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24160 - QEMU \x3C\x3D 0.10.6 VNC Server Use-After-Free Vulnerability Allows Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/24/2021 15:47
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (60), 02/17/2017 11:25 (9), 08/24/2021 15:41 (4), 08/24/2021 15:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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