CVE-2023-6683

MEDIUM

Qemu < 8.2.2 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 22.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-476
Status published

Affected Products (3)

qemu/qemu < 8.2.2
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux

Timeline

Published Jan 12, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026