CVE-2015-1779
The VNC websocket frame decoder in QEMU allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) via a large (1) websocket payload or (2) HTTP headers section.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 8.6 High
- Status
- Modified - secalert@redhat.com
- Published
- 2016-01-12
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-400
Affected products
- Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
- Debian Linux (Debian)
- Fedora (Fedoraproject)
- Linux (Oracle)
- Qemu (Qemu)
- Enterprise Linux Eus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Aus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Tus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)
- Virtualization (Redhat)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154656.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155196.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00042.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1931.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1943.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3259
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/09/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73303
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033975
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2608-1
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg04894.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg04895.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2015-03/msg04896.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-01
