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Resource Exhaustion Affecting qemu package, versions <1:2.3+dfsg-1

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Scope Changed
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.1% (85th percentile)
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NVD
8.6 high
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Red Hat
5.7 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-QEMU-1558036
  • published 12 Jan 2016
  • disclosed 12 Jan 2016
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Introduced: 12 Jan 2016

CVE-2015-1779 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-400 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 qemu to version 1:2.3+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qemu package and not the qemu package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The VNC websocket frame decoder in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large (1) websocket payload or (2) HTTP headers section.

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