Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-28791.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-28791
Upstream
Published
2023-09-13T17:15:09Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:09:49.875533Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2023-3255 affecting package qemu for versions less than 6.2.0-23
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / qemu

Package

Name
qemu
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/qemu

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.2.0-23

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-28791.json"