PT-2008-6766 · Qemu · Qemu

Published 2008-12-24 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-5714

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Qemu version 0.9.1

Description The issue is related to an off-by-one error in the monitor.c file, which could make it easier for remote attackers to guess the VNC password. The password is limited to seven characters, whereas eight characters were intended.

Recommendations For Qemu version 0.9.1, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version has a password limitation that could be exploited.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5714

DSA-1907-1

DTSA-203-1

Affected Products

Qemu

References · 16

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-776-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5714 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5714 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5714 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35062 · Note
• http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/monitor.c?root=qemu&r1=5966&r2=5965&pathrev=5966 · Note
• http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=qemu&revision=5966 · Note
• http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-11/msg01224.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/33020 · Note
• http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2008-12/msg00498.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33568 · Note