vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-8a560bcf-b14b-11e5-9728-002590263bf5 (CVE-2015-5239): qemu -- denial of service vulnerability in VNC
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 2, 2016 | Dec 10, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 2, 2016
Added
Dec 10, 2025
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
Prasad J Pandit, Red Hat Product Security Team, reports: Qemu emulator built with the VNC display driver is vulnerable to an infinite loop issue. It could occur while processing a CLIENT_CUT_TEXT message with specially crafted payload message. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to crash the Qemu process on the host, resulting in DoS.
Solutions
freebsd-upgrade-package-qemufreebsd-upgrade-package-qemu-develfreebsd-upgrade-package-qemu-sbrunofreebsd-upgrade-package-qemu-user-static
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