CVE-2008-2382 Information

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.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html http://secunia.com/advisories/33293 http://secunia.com/advisories/33303 http://secunia.com/advisories/33350 http://secunia.com/advisories/33568 http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 http://secunia.com/advisories/35062 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4803 http://securitytracker.com/id?1021488 http://securitytracker.com/id?1021489 http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vnc-remote-dos http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499502/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32910 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3488 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3489 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47561 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01223.html