CVE-2022-3165

MEDIUM

QEMU 6.1.0-7.0.0 - Denial of Service via VNC ClientCutText Message Integer Underflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An integer underflow issue was found in the QEMU VNC server while processing ClientCutText messages in the extended format. A malicious client could use this flaw to make QEMU unresponsive by sending a specially crafted payload message, resulting in a denial of service.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0114
EPSS Percentile 62.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-191
Status published
Products (3)
fedoraproject/fedora 36
fedoraproject/fedora 37
qemu/qemu 6.1.0 - 7.1.0
Published Oct 17, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026