CVE-2023-6683CWE-476

Qemu: vnc: null pointer dereference in qemu_clipboard_request()

Medium · published January 12, 2024

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
69.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in the QEMU built-in VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages. The qemu_clipboard_request() function can be reached before vnc_server_cut_text_caps() was called and had the chance to initialize the clipboard peer, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. This could allow a malicious authenticated VNC client to crash QEMU and trigger a denial of service.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01261 · 69.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2024-01-12T19:01Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 JAN 19:01Z
    Qemu: vnc: null pointer dereference in qemu_clipboard_request()
    cvelistv5