HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2023-3354

A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server. When a client connects to the VNC server, QEMU checks whether the current number of connections crosses a certain threshold and if so, cleans up the p...

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server. When a client connects to the VNC server, QEMU checks whether the current number of connections crosses a certain threshold and if so, cleans up the previous connection. If the previous connection happens to be in the handshake phase and fails, QEMU cleans up the connection again, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference issue. This could allow a remote unauthenticated client to cause a denial of service.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
QemuQemu< 8.1.0
RedhatOpenstack Platform13.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux7.0
FedoraprojectFedora38

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-3354?

CVE-2023-3354 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server. When a client connects to the VNC server, QEMU checks whether the current number of connections crosses a certain threshold and if so, cleans up the p...

How severe is CVE-2023-3354?

CVE-2023-3354 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-3354?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Qemu Qemu, Redhat Openstack Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.