CVE-2009-3616 (GCVE-0-2009-3616)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-10-23 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:31
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EPSS
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Summary
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in vnc.c in the VNC server in QEMU 0.10.6 and earlier might allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by establishing a connection from a VNC client and then (1) disconnecting during data transfer, (2) sending a message using incorrect integer data types, or (3) using the Fuzzy Screen Mode protocol, related to double free vulnerabilities.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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Date Public
2009-10-16 00:00
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