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CVE-2008-2382
The protocol_client_msg function in vnc.c in the VNC server in (1) Qemu 0.9.1 and earlier and (2) KVM kvm-79 and earlier allows remote…
Medium5.0EPSS 6.6%
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- mitre
Description
The protocol_client_msg function in vnc.c in the VNC server in (1) Qemu 0.9.1 and earlier and (2) KVM kvm-79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain message.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.6% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (19)
- 35062 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1021489 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 4803 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3488 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-11705 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 33303 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 34642 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33293 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-776-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 33350 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vnc-remote-dos (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 33568 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20081222 CORE-2008-1210: Qemu and KVM VNC server remote DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1021488 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 32910 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3489 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- qemu-kvm-protocolclientmsg-dos(47561) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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