CVE-2023-6683
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5 · CWE-476
6.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages. The qemu_clipboard_request() function can be reached before vnc_server_cut_text_caps() was called and had the chance to initialize the clipboard peer, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. This could allow a malicious authenticated VNC client to crash QEMU and trigger a denial of service.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254825 ↗