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CVE-2023-3255

A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages. A wrong exit condition may lea

A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages. A wrong exit condition may lead to an infinite loop when inflating an attacker controlled zlib buffer in the inflate_buffer function. This could allow a remote authenticated client who is able to send a clipboard to the VNC server to trigger a denial of service.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00117
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Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
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Affected Products & Versions

3
qemu<= 8.0.3
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumPotentially Suspicious Usage Of Qemu
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 Sep 2023 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

8
msrcCVE-2023-3255
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:13082-1
rhsaRHSA-2024:2135Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2024:2962Moderate
usnUSN-6567-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3255Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218486Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231020-0008/
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