CVE-2008-5714

Published Dec 24, 2008

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description
Off-by-one error in monitor.c in Qemu 0.9.1 might make it easier for remote attackers to guess the VNC password, which is limited to seven characters where eight was intended.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
7.8
Impact score
6.9
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-189

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Vendor comments

  • Red HatNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Xen as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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