MEDIUM
qemu/kvm: remote DoS (infinite loop) via specially-crafted VNC message received by the domain
Published Dec 24, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.62%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≤ 0.9.1
- 0.1.0
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- 0.4.3
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- 0.5.1
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- 0.5.5
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.9.0
Configuration 2
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- ≤ 79
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of the Xen package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.62% 0.06619
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06619
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.62% (0.06619) | 93.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.62% (0.06619) | 92.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 20.88% (0.20880) | 95.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.56% (0.19556) | 94.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.08% (0.26084) | 94.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.56% (0.19556) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 10.01% (0.10011) | 94.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.83% (0.08826) | 94.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2024 | 9.26% (0.09256) | 94.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.54% (0.08540) | 93.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (23)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33293 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33303 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33350 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33568 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35062 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4803 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021488 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021489 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vnc-remote-dos x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499502/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32910 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3488 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3489 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2382 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=477636 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47561 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2382
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2382
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01223.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 24, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 21, 2008
Link CVE-2008-2382
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a